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“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.”
The verse frames closeness and care as especially relevant during brokenness, making it a restrained source of comfort for difficult emotional moments.
Source note: Psalm 34:18 in the King James Version; the verse speaks of divine nearness to the brokenhearted.
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“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Voice: Reported speaker · Jesus
Mourning is not treated as failure or weakness; the promise of comfort gives grief dignity while leaving room for pain to be real.
Source note: Matthew 5:4 in the King James Version; one of the Beatitudes, addressing those who mourn.
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“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee.”
A burden too heavy to carry alone becomes something that can be entrusted elsewhere, making support rather than self-sufficiency the central response to distress.
Source note: Psalm 55:22, King James Version; the verse turns from conflict and betrayal toward entrusting one’s burden to God for sustaining help.
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“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Healing is pictured as careful repair of emotional wounds, offering language of comfort without pretending that pain disappears instantly.
Source note: Psalm 147:3 in the King James Version; the verse describes care for people whose hearts have been broken.
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“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”
Death is framed as significant rather than unnoticed, offering a religious language of value and remembrance around the loss of a faithful person.
Source note: Psalm 116:15, King James Version; the statement appears within a psalm of deliverance, gratitude, and devotion.
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“Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:”
Voice: Reported speaker · Paul the Apostle
Forgiveness is announced as the central offer of the message, framing pardon as something proclaimed and received rather than concealed behind moral achievement.
Source note: Acts 13:38, King James Version; Paul’s speech at Antioch presents forgiveness as part of the message he is declaring to his listeners.