Psalms 35:22

Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent : O Lord, depart not from me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

In Context

21And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said : Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

23Arise, and be attentive to my judgment : to my cause, my God, and my Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:7And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works:

Psalms 22:12depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

Psalms 28:1A psalm for David himself. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not thou silent to me: lest thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 39:12thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider : surely in vain is any man disquieted.

Psalms 71:12O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:18-28

Sorrowful Complaints; David's Appeal and Prayer to God. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 21 Yea, they opened their mouth… Read the whole commentary →

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