¹⁷ Jehovah is righteous in all his ways. He is kind in all his deeds. ¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who reverence him. He will also hear their cry and will save them.

Names

Jehovah

Cross References

Psalm 34:18

Jehovah is near to those whose hearts and minds are humble and contrite. He saves the broken hearted and crushed in spirit.

Deuteronomy 4:7

What great nation is there, who has God so near to them? For we call on Jehovah our God for all things!

John 4:24

God is a Spirit. They who worship him must worship him with spirit and truth.

Psalm 46:5

God is at the center of her and she will not be moved. God will help her when morning appears.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who obey his written word. They seek him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:151

You are near, O Jehovah. All your commandments are truth!

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah! The prayer of the upright is his delight.

Isaiah 1:15-16

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are full of blood.

Isaiah 58:9

Then you will call, and Jehovah will answer! You will cry and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,

Jeremiah 29:12-13

Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me and I will hear you.

Hosea 7:14

And they do not cry to me from their heart when they wail on their beds. For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble, but they turn away from me.

Matthew 6:5-8

Do not pray like the hypocrites! They want everyone to see them in the houses of worship and on the street corners. I assure you they have been paid in full.

Matthew 23:13

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You close the kingdom of heaven to people. You do not invite others to enter nor do you enter.

John 14:23

Jesus answered: If a man loves me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell with him.

James 4:8

Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).

1 John 3:20-22

If our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

1 Kings 18:27-28

In the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying: Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought. He may have gone away for some purpose. Perhaps he is on a journey. By chance he is sleeping and must be woke up.

Psalm 17:1

([Psalm of David]) Hear my plea for justice, O Jehovah. Pay attention to my cry. Open your ears to my prayer, spoken without deceit.

Psalm 46:1

([Sons of Korah]) God is our refuge and strength, a ready help in times of trouble.