Psalm 34:18
3 prayers from this passage, for grief, loneliness, doubt
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
What was going on when this was written
David wrote this in hiding, feigning madness to stay alive. Close to the brokenhearted is not a description of how you will feel, it is a claim about where God is, made by someone whose own life had come apart. It does not promise that the crushing stops.
Prayers from this passage
The same words, prayed from different places. Take whichever one fits tonight.
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Close to the Brokenhearted
When your heart is actually broken
Lord, my heart is broken and my spirit is crushed.
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He Saves the Crushed
When you are brokenhearted
Father, I feel so alone with a crushed spirit.
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Near to the Broken
When your faith broke along with everything
God, my spirit is crushed by doubt and despair.
If you came here for one of these
Prayers for grief , Prayers for loneliness , or Prayers for doubt .