Psalm 34:6

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Cross-references

Psalm 34:17-19 continues the same theme: the righteous cry, the Lord hears, and delivers from troubles — an immediate expansion.

Psalm 34:19 Parallel

In Psalm 34:19, the Lord delivers the righteous from all afflictions — the same deliverance the poor man experienced.

Psalm 34:15 Parallel

In Psalm 34:15, the Lord's ears are open to the righteous cry — reinforcing the promise that the poor man's cry is heard.

In Psalm 66:16-20, the psalmist testifies that God heard his cry and did not reject his prayer — a direct parallel to the poor man's deliverance.

Psalm 40:17 Parallel

In Psalm 40:17, the psalmist declares himself poor and needy, asking God to think of him — same posture of dependence and deliverance.

Psalm 3:4 Parallel

In Psalm 3:4, the psalmist cries aloud and is answered from God's holy hill — mirroring the poor man's call and deliverance here.

Psalm 10:17 Parallel

In Psalm 10:17, the Lord hears the desire of the afflicted and listens to their cry — identical theme of God hearing the poor.

Psalm 22:24 Parallel

In Psalm 22:24, God does not hide from the afflicted but hears their cry — a direct echo of the poor man's experience.

Psalm 86:1 Parallel

In Psalm 86:1, the psalmist pleads as poor and needy for God to hear — identical situation.

Psalm 77:1 Parallel

In Psalm 77:1, the psalmist cries to God and He gives ear — the same pattern of crying and being heard.

Psalm 69:33 Parallel

In Psalm 69:33, the Lord hears the poor — a direct parallel to the poor man's cry being heard.

Psalm 66:19 Parallel

In Psalm 66:19, God heard the prayer — directly echoing the hearing in this verse.

Psalm 35:10 Parallel

In Psalm 35:10, God delivers the poor from the strong — directly parallel to the poor man being saved from all troubles.

Psalm 18:27 Parallel

In Psalm 18:27, God saves the afflicted people — the same deliverance promised to the poor man who cries out.

Psalm 9:12 Parallel

In Psalm 9:12, God does not forget the cry of the humble — directly parallel to the poor man's cry being heard and saved.

Psalm 116:4 Parallel

In Psalm 116:4, the psalmist calls on the Lord for deliverance — the same cry for salvation.

2 Samuel 22:1 Historical context

2 Samuel 22:1 records David's song of deliverance from Saul — a specific instance of crying to God and being saved, mirroring this verse.

Exodus 22:27 explicitly states that when the poor cry to God, He will hear — a direct legal parallel to this promise.

Isaiah 38:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 38:5, God hears Hezekiah's prayer and tears — a specific instance of the same divine response to a cry.

In Isaiah 41:17, the Lord promises to hear the poor and needy — a direct promise echoing this verse.

In Jeremiah 20:13, the Lord delivers the poor from evildoers — the same deliverance theme.

Jonah 2:2 Parallel

Jonah 2:2 directly mirrors this pattern: crying out in distress and being heard by God, here from the belly of the fish.

In 2 Samuel 22:7, David's cry in distress mirrors the poor man's cry — God hears from his temple and saves.

2 Samuel 22:4 describes calling on the Lord and being saved from enemies — a parallel to the poor man's cry and deliverance.

Exodus 3:7 Parallel

Exodus 3:7 shows God hearing the cry of His afflicted people — the same divine response to the poor man's cry.

In 2 Chronicles 14:11, Asa cries to God for help against a multitude, echoing the theme of the poor man's cry being heard.

In Judges 15:19, Samson cries to God in his need and God provides water — a narrative example of the same pattern.

Lamentations 3:56 echoes the cry for help being heard by God, paralleling the poor man's deliverance in Psalm 34:6.

Micah 7:7 Parallel

Micah 7:7 expresses confidence that God will hear — a parallel to the poor man's cry being answered in Psalm 34:6.