Psalms 71:12
O God, be not far from me. O my God, make haste to help me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
In Context
11saying, God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver.
Cross References
Psalms 22:11Be not far from me, for trouble is near, for there is none to help.
Psalms 35:22Thou have seen it, O LORD. Keep not silence. O LORD, be not far from me.
Psalms 40:13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O LORD.
Psalms 70:1[Hasten], O God, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O LORD.
Psalms 70:5But I am poor and needy. Make haste to me, O God. Thou are my help and my deliverer, O LORD. Delay thou not.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:2-14
David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God :… Read the whole commentary →