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title: "Grief | Bible Nudge"
description: "Psalm 34:18 is where to start in the Bible for grief, with the part of the story around it and a question to sit with."
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# Grief: where to start, and why this passage

Psalm 34:18 is the passage for grief. You get the verses in full, the part of the story they sit inside, and a question to sit with. It takes about a minute, and you can have it now.

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Near in the breaking

This verse does not hurry grief. It names God as near to people whose hearts feel broken.

Psalm 34 is a song of praise formed in hardship. It holds suffering and God’s attentive presence together.

Read it in full, with the World English Bible text and the King James reading of the same verses, on the [Psalm 34:18 page](https://biblenudge.com/context/psalm-34-18).

If this is not quite it

Say what is going on in your own words instead.

You do not have to decide which heading you belong under. Type a sentence about what happened and it will find the closest of the thirteen. If nothing sits close, it says so.

The [library](https://biblenudge.com/resources) lists all thirteen with a description of each, because situations get filed under words people would not always guess.

If what you are carrying is heavier than a page can hold, this is not the place for it. Nobody is reading what you type into this site.

**In the United States**, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 if someone is in immediate danger. Outside the United States, [Find A Helpline](https://findahelpline.com/) lists services by country.

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