Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
The psalm offers testimony to God's care, including care for the brokenhearted.
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Old Testament
Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Jesus invites the weary to find rest and learn from his gentleness.
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
A psalm of praise speaks of care for the brokenhearted.
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
Paul's practical teaching joins patient hope with empathy and peace toward others.
but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.
Words of comfort promise renewed strength to those who wait for God.
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
Jesus reassures his disciples in the farewell discourse before his death.
They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
Within a lament over devastation, the speaker remembers mercy and grounds for hope.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Paul prays for the community to abound in hope, joy, and peace.
When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
The body metaphor describes shared suffering, shared joy, and each member's belonging.
Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.
The body metaphor describes shared suffering, shared joy, and each member's belonging.
But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
Paul describes enduring love within his teaching about life in the community.
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
Paul describes enduring love within his teaching about life in the community.