Psalms 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
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70 songs meet this passage
“I was off the meds, I was called insane”
Reborn · KIDS SEE GHOSTS
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The song names real brokenness without shame, which mirrors how God is described as near to the crushed in spirit rather than distant from their pain.
“I think I'll slit my wrist again, and I'm gone”
Bullet · Hollywood Undead
strains against Psalms 34:18
The song finds no nearness of God in its brokenness, while this verse insists God draws closest to the crushed in spirit.
Releaser · Kid Cudi
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The admission of near-breakdown resonates with the promise that God is close to the brokenhearted, even though the song doesn't state resolution.
“I know that you're in pain”
A Match into Water · Pierce the Veil
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The narrator's closeness to someone broken-hearted echoes God's own nearness to the crushed in spirit, even if the song doesn't name Him there.
These Worries (feat. Mary J. Blige) · Kid Cudi & Mary J. Blige
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A raw cry to God in isolation mirrors the Psalmist's confidence that God draws near to the brokenhearted.
No More Drama · Mary J. Blige
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She names real heartbreak but doesn't stay broken by it, echoing the promise that God stays near the brokenhearted.
Numb · 21 Savage
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There's real brokenness and hidden pain here, but the song never turns toward anyone, human or divine, who could actually be close to that brokenness.
Do Not Disturb · Angelo Mota
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A rare moment of self-awareness that acknowledges brokenness rather than projecting strength, which Scripture says is exactly where God draws near.
“Can you fix the broken?”
Can You Feel My Heart · Bring Me The Horizon
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The cry to be fixed when broken mirrors the psalmist's assurance that God is near the brokenhearted, even when the song doesn't name Him.
Given Up (Third Encore Session) · LINKIN PARK
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Where the song finds only silence, Scripture promises God is near the brokenhearted, a nearness the lyrics never land on but which stands ready outside the song's despair.
“I was busy cuttin' on myself”
Heavenly Father · Isaiah Rashad
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The promise that God is near the brokenhearted stands as the answer this verse is reaching toward, even if unfelt by the singer.
Robot Boy · LINKIN PARK
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The ache of feeling unloved and broken mirrors the brokenhearted the Psalm says God draws near to.
“the only love you've ever known is Jesus”
Slow It Down · Benson Boone
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Her brokenness and search for love hint at a real nearness to God in low places, even if the song quickly turns elsewhere for comfort.
“If I was you, I would cut up my wrist”
Timeless · The Weeknd & Playboi Carti
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The song throws out a self-harm line with no weight or care, while Scripture insists God draws near precisely to the brokenhearted.
“Until it's gone, I can never find peace”
One Of The Girls · The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily Rose Depp
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She searches for peace in secrecy and self-destruction; the Psalm points instead to a God near the brokenhearted who actually offers it.
“It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless”
Before You Go · Lewis Capaldi
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The crushed, worthless feeling described here is exactly the brokenness God promises to draw near to, not abandon.
“As long as I'm here, no one can hurt you”
everything i wanted · Billie Eilish
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The comforting presence offered in the dream reflects God's nearness to the brokenhearted, even if the song locates that comfort in a person.
WITHOUT YOU · The Kid LAROI
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The fear and brokenness here are real and human; the psalm names that same ache but also promises nearness that the song doesn't reach for.
“I never felt so low and I was vulnerable”
Love Yourself · Justin Bieber
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A genuine admission of hurt and lowness beneath the bravado, which is the one honest crack in an otherwise guarded song.
Stitches · Shawn Mendes
strains against Psalms 34:18
The psalm points the brokenhearted toward a God who draws near; the song instead looks only to the person who caused the wound.
“Everybody hurts sometimes”
Memories · Maroon 5
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The song's acknowledgment of universal pain echoes the Psalmist's picture of a God near to the brokenhearted, though the song doesn't name who might be near.
“It was dark, and I was over”
Set Fire to the Rain · Adele
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The brokenness and emotional collapse described here mirrors the posture of someone crushed in spirit, which Scripture says is exactly where God draws near.
“Been through some bad shit, I should be a sad bitch”
7 rings · Ariana Grande
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The song frames resilience as defiant spending power; Scripture points to nearness to God, not acquisition, as the true source of comfort in hardship.
Mockingbird · Eminem
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His ache over his daughters' brokenness mirrors the nearness God promises to the brokenhearted, even though he doesn't name God himself.
“Even in the death of my brother”
Million Little Miracles (feat. Joe L Barnes) · Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
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Naming God's nearness even through a family death reflects the Psalmist's assurance that God is close to the brokenhearted.
Come As You Are · Crowder
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Mirrors the promise that God draws near precisely to the brokenhearted, not the put-together.
“For the lonely, for the ashamed”
God Only Knows · for KING & COUNTRY
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God's nearness to the brokenhearted and crushed in spirit mirrors the song's comfort to the ashamed.
“Look into the eyes of the broken hearted”
Speak Life · TobyMac
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The song's call to speak to the broken-hearted mirrors God's own nearness to them.
“Hold my heart when it's split wide open”
I just need U. · TobyMac
resonates with Psalms 34:18
God's nearness to the brokenhearted is the comfort the singer is reaching for in this line.
I Still Believe · Jeremy Camp
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The posture of running to God in brokenness echoes God's nearness to the brokenhearted.
“it's so hard to look up when you look down”
I Smile · Kirk Franklin
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Affirms that nearness to the brokenhearted is where God meets people, validating the struggle named in the line.
“Somethin' inside of me's broken”
Save Me · Jelly Roll
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The psalmist names God's nearness to the brokenhearted and crushed in spirit, the very condition this line confesses.
I Am Not Okay · Jelly Roll
resonates with Psalms 34:18
The assurance that God is near the brokenhearted mirrors the song's quiet trust that God sees this pain even when unresolved.
Liar · Jelly Roll
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Scripture insists God draws near to the brokenhearted, directly refuting the lie that a broken heart makes someone unlovable.
Personal Jesus · Depeche Mode
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The ache of loneliness the song names is real and human; the Psalm names the same ache but points toward a God who is actually near to it.
“This ain't a song for the broken-hearted”
It's My Life · Bon Jovi
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The song sets aside the brokenhearted as not its audience, while Scripture says God draws especially near to them.
Blackbird · The Beatles
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The weary, downcast eyes recall the Psalmist's assurance that God is near to the brokenhearted, offering restoration rather than abandonment.
Purple Rain · Prince & The Revolution
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The ache over broken relationship resonates with the brokenhearted honesty the Psalms give voice to.
Bridge Over Troubled Water · Simon & Garfunkel
resonates with Psalms 34:18
The song's promise to be near the brokenhearted echoes God's own nearness to those who are crushed in spirit.
Blue Ain't Your Color · Keith Urban
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The scene recognizes real brokenheartedness, which Scripture says God draws near to, though here it's a stranger stepping in instead.
“And now I'm in the back of the church”
Religiously · Bailey Zimmerman
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His instinct to bring his brokenness into the church rather than away from it mirrors how God is near to the crushed in spirit.
“young men are putting themselves six feet in the ground”
Rich Men North of Richmond · Oliver Anthony Music
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The song names the despair without pointing toward the nearness of God to the brokenhearted that this verse promises.
Trance Dance · ODIE
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The reassurance that no one is truly alone echoes God's nearness to the brokenhearted, even though the song doesn't name Him.
“Suicide, didn't die from the dip”
WAV Files · Lupe Fiasco
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The song sits with the brokenhearted history of those who died in the Middle Passage; Scripture says God is near to exactly this kind of crushed spirit.
“please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up”
Keep Ya Head Up · 2Pac
resonates with Psalms 34:18
The comfort offered to a grieving sister mirrors God's nearness to the brokenhearted.
“I watch my momma lose her momma”
Kody Blu 31 · JID
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The grief observed in his mother reflects the brokenhearted condition God promises to draw near to.
“just cut my body until, it doesn't fight back at all”
Dead Or Alive · Izumi is dead
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The song finds only self-harm as an answer to pain; this verse insists God draws near to the crushed in spirit instead.
“Who put needles in their veins”
Forgotten · The Plot In You
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The tenderness toward the broken and discarded mirrors God's nearness to the crushed in spirit, even if the song doesn't name Him.
“with this gun in my mouth”
there's love in murder, y'know? · izumi is dead
strains against Psalms 34:18
Scripture meets the brokenhearted with God's nearness; this song meets them with a weapon and an invitation to die.
“I'm still fixing all the cracks”
Arcade (feat. FLETCHER) · Duncan Laurence
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The singer's brokenness mirrors the psalmist's picture of a crushed spirit, which God draws near to rather than despises.
Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II (feat. Eminem) · Rihanna
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Beneath the glamorized chorus is a genuinely broken person; the verse meets that brokenness even though the song never reaches toward this kind of comfort.
“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 is a raw cry for rescue, much like the psalmist's plea to a God who is near the brokenhearted, though here the cry is not yet directed anywhere specific.
Phenomenon · ODIE
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The repeated phrase gestures at leaning on prayer through hardship, echoing the psalmist's trust that God is near the brokenhearted.
“Till the angels save us all”
Young · Hollywood Undead
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The hope that rescue is still possible, even from the brokenhearted, matches this closing cry for saving rather than despair's final word.
“Like a god without a prayer”
Disease · Lady Gaga
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The lyric pictures isolation and no one to turn to, while the Psalm insists God is near the brokenhearted even when it doesn't feel that way.
“What kind of pills are you on?”
As It Was · Harry Styles
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The voice of concern breaking in mirrors how God draws near to the brokenhearted even when the sufferer can't ask for help himself.
Firework · Katy Perry
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The cry of feeling unheard mirrors the psalmist's honest lament, and both anticipate that God is near to the brokenhearted even when no one else seems to hear.
“These times are so hard, and it's getting even harder”
Lose Yourself · Eminem
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The song's hardship is borne alone through grit; the Psalm points to a God near the brokenhearted, a comfort absent here.
“So I went runnin' for answers”
Alright · Kendrick Lamar
resonates with Psalms 34:17-18
The closing turn toward seeking answers after depression and self-destruction echoes the promise that God is near the brokenhearted who cry out.
“I hear your SOS, your SOS”
Rescue · Lauren Daigle
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The cry of the brokenhearted being heard directly mirrors this promise that God is near to the crushed in spirit.
Good God Almighty · Crowder
resonates with Psalms 34:17-18
Echoes the psalmist's testimony that God is near and rescues the brokenhearted who cry out to Him.
“Clean up my yard, get the noose out”
The Search · NF
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The cry of someone crushed in spirit is exactly what God draws near to, not something to hide from.
“I'm hangin' on by a thread”
I'll Find You (feat. Tori Kelly) · Lecrae
resonates with Psalms 34:17-18
The psalmist describes the same nearness of God to the brokenhearted that this verse voices from the edge of collapse.
Somebody To Love · Queen
resonates with Psalms 34:17-18
The posture of kneeling, weeping prayer toward a God believed to be near, even amid despair, mirrors this psalm's picture of the brokenhearted crying out.
“Dear God, I know you know I keep trying”
THE MOON MAN SURVIVES · Kid Cudi
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The cry toward God in the midst of brokenness mirrors the psalmist's assurance that God is near the brokenhearted who call out.
“Help me, Lord help me”
Footprints · T.O.K
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The cry for help and God's nearness to the brokenhearted mirrors the mother's desperate plea after her son's death.
“Somebody help me, tell me where to go from here”
Only God Can Judge Me (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay) · 2Pac
resonates with Psalms 34:17-18
His plea for rescue mirrors the psalmist's confidence that God draws near to the brokenhearted, though the song never lands on that comfort.
“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.
“Heartaches, I've had my shares of heartaches, but I'm still here”
Still Here · The Williams Brothers
resonates with Psalms 34:17-19
The psalm's picture of the Lord delivering the afflicted out of all their troubles mirrors the song's refrain of surviving heartache.
In Your Way · Alex Jean
resonates with Psalms 34:18-19
Affirms God's nearness through affliction, matching the song's testimony of being carried through hardship and loss.
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