“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”
The psalmist declares that the righteous cry out and the LORD hears them and delivers them from all their troubles. The verb ''cry out'' returns to the imagery of desperate appeal. The affirmation that God ''hears'' confirms that these cries reach God. The promise of deliverance ''from all their troubles'' emphasizes the comprehensive nature of rescue. The verse reiterates the fundamental promise: those who appeal to God experience divine response and intervention.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:17
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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