Psalms 34:17

43 songs meet this passage

• “I don't know if he can hear me praying”

  Hero · Miss Papaya

  strains against Psalms 34:17

  Her uncertainty about being heard stands in contrast to the promise that God actually hears the cries of those who call.

• “Please save a kid that needs some help”

  Heart of a Lion (Kid Cudi Theme Music) · Kid Cudi

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  This cry for rescue mirrors the psalmist's plea to a God who draws near the brokenhearted, though Cudi doesn't yet name who he's calling to.

• “Why are you sitting at home on the floor?”

  As It Was · Harry Styles

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The imagined voice checking in on someone in crisis mirrors the nearness God promises to the brokenhearted, even if the song doesn't name that source.

• “In desperation, I turned to heaven”

  Living Hope · Phil Wickham

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The cry of desperation met by God's nearness mirrors this psalm's promise that God is close to the brokenhearted who call out.

• “I hear your SOS, your SOS”

  Rescue · Lauren Daigle

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The cry of the brokenhearted is heard and answered, matching the song's picture of God attentive to a whispered distress call.

• “I can't count the times I've called Your name some broken night”

  Good God Almighty · Crowder

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The cry from brokenness and the nearness of God to the crushed in spirit mirrors the song's opening testimony.

• “When I need to be saved”

  Feel Invincible · Skillet

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The cry for saving in the midst of pressure mirrors the psalmist's pattern of calling out and being met by God's nearness.

• “Clean up my yard, get the noose out”

  The Search · NF

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  This chilling image of despair sits alongside a God who is near the brokenhearted, the kind of nearness NF seems to be reaching for even without naming it.

• “I dropped to my knees and there I prayed”

  American Pie (Full Length Version) · Don Mclean

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  Even in despair, the narrator turns to prayer, echoing the promise that God is near to the brokenhearted who cry out to Him.

• Hero · Skillet

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song's overall posture, crying out from brokenness and expecting rescue, matches the promise that God is near the brokenhearted who call to him.

• “Help me, Lord help me”

  Footprints · T.O.K

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The grieving mother's cry mirrors the psalmist's plea, and the song's answer (God is near) reflects this promise to the brokenhearted.

• “Singin' seems to help a troubled soul”

  Daddy Sang Bass · Johnny Cash

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song treats song itself as balm for sorrow, echoing how the Psalms pair lament and praise as a path through a troubled heart.

• “Lord, help me out”

  Save my soul (the cudi confession) · kid cudi

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  A raw cry for rescue mirrors the psalmist's appeal to a God near the brokenhearted.

• Where Does My Heart Beat Now · Céline Dion

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The plea to be rescued in distress echoes the brokenhearted cry Scripture says God draws near to, even though here the rescuer is left undefined.

• Place In This World · Michael W. Smith

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The cry to be heard amid the crowd echoes the psalmist's confidence that God hears the brokenhearted individually.

• “That old dog has chained you up, alright”

  Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover · Sophie B. Hawkins

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song opens by naming someone else's captivity and brokenness, echoing the compassion Scripture shows toward the crushed in spirit, though here the rescuer offered is a human lover, not God.

• “cause when you sleep at night they don't hear your cries”

  Stay · Shakespears Sister

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  Scripture promises God hears the cries of the broken-hearted; this song's world is one of isolation where no one hears at all.

• “Rescue me from despair”

  Do I Have to Say the Words? · Bryan Adams

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  Scripture locates real nearness to the brokenhearted in God himself; the song redirects that ache entirely toward a human relationship.

• Hero · Mariah Carey

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song depicts isolation as final, but the Psalm insists God draws near to the brokenhearted even when no person does.

• “I didn't want to face or even see another day”

  Someone to Love (feat. Babyface) · Jon B.

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The singer's despair and later relief mirror the cry of the brokenhearted who are met and saved, though here the rescuer is a person rather than God.

• “Did you call on every saint you know?”

  Hold On · Jamie Walters

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song's picture of someone crying out and feeling alone mirrors the psalmist's cry, though here the rescuer is a person rather than God.

• “escape from Salems lock”

  Sugar Hill (Instrumental) · AZ

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The narrator's cry to escape danger and incarceration echoes the psalmist's plea for rescue from distress, though here it's framed in street terms rather than a cry to God.

• “I will hear your spirit callin”

  I Will Come to You · Hanson

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The idea of being heard and met in brokenness reflects God's nearness to the crushed in spirit, even when the song's speaker is human.

• “Late at night on my knees I'd pray”

  Father · LL COOL J

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  A child crying out from brokenness mirrors the cry of the afflicted that God draws near to.

• “Until you saved my life”

  Thank God I Found You (feat. Joe & 98°) · Mariah Carey

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song credits a human partner with saving a life from despair; Scripture reserves that rescuing nearness for the Lord himself, close to the brokenhearted.

• “Maybe I should get some help”

  Just Like a Pill · Pink

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The flicker of wanting help amid despair echoes the psalm's promise that God is near the brokenhearted who cry out, even faintly.

• Rainy Dayz (feat. Ja Rule) · Mary J. Blige

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song's cry for help during 'rainy days' mirrors the psalmist's trust that God is near the brokenhearted, even if Blige's lyrics don't name Him directly.

• Rain On Me · Ashanti

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  This chorus is essentially a cry of the brokenhearted directly to God, which Psalms says He draws near to.

• Heaven · Los Lonely Boys

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  A cry for rescue from distress met by a God who is near to the brokenhearted, just as the singer calls out.

• “Since you've come to rescue me”

  Pieces Of Me · Ashlee Simpson

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song credits a person with being the rescuer from darkness; Scripture locates ultimate rescue and nearness in God for the brokenhearted.

• “Pray to God He hears you”

  How to Save a Life · The Fray

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The narrator's desperate prayer mirrors the cry of the brokenhearted, trusting God is near even amid failure to help.

• “She said, I finally had enough”

  Face Down · The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The victim's breaking point toward freedom mirrors the Psalmist's assurance that God is near the brokenhearted and delivers the crushed in spirit.

• “Release me from this curse I'm in”

  Disturbia · Rihanna

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  A direct cry for rescue from inner torment, paralleling the psalm's promise that God is near the brokenhearted who cry out.

• “Can you save me from this”

  It's Not My Time · 3 Doors Down

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The plea for saving echoes the psalmist's confidence that God hears the cry of the brokenhearted and near to crushed spirits.

• For the First Time (Acoustic) · The Script

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  A cry for help amid brokenness mirrors the Psalmist's trust that God is near to those who are crushed and struggling.

• “Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl”

  Girl On Fire · Alicia Keys

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song briefly admits the ache beneath the strength; Scripture names that same nearness of God to the brokenhearted, a comfort the lyrics gesture toward but don't name.

• “I feel so helpless here, watch, my eyes are filled with fear”

  I Need Your Love · Calvin Harris

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The singer's fear and helplessness look only to another person for rescue, while this psalm points the brokenhearted toward God as the one who is near and saves.

• “Everybody goin' through something”

  Time of Our Lives · Pitbull & Ne-Yo

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song rightly names shared struggle but answers it with distraction; the Psalm points the brokenhearted toward a God who is near, not a bottle.

• “Told me that I was nothing without you”

  Praying · Kesha

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  The song opens with the wound of being diminished by another; this psalm answers that with God's nearness to the brokenhearted.

• “I cry out for help, do they listen?”

  Wishing Well · Juice WRLD

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song wonders if anyone hears its cry; the psalmist insists God is near exactly to the brokenhearted who cry out.

• “Bein' Black in America is the hardest thing to be”

  What It Is (Block Boy) [feat. Kodak Black] · Doechii

  resonates with Psalms 34:17-18

  This rare honest line about pain and longing for love echoes the cry of the brokenhearted seeking to be seen and comforted.

• “Please come rescue me”

  Bumble Bee · Bambee

  strains against Psalms 34:17-18

  The song pins its rescue on a fickle romantic partner, while Scripture points to God as the one who truly hears and saves the brokenhearted.

• EVERY CHANCE I GET (feat. Lil Baby & Lil Durk) · DJ Khaled

  strains against Psalms 34:17-19

  A real memory of hardship could have become lament or gratitude, but here it only fuels boasting rather than reflection on deliverance.