Psalms 38:21
Don’t forsake me, Adonai. 2 My God, don’t be far from me. 1
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In The King James Version
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
In Context
20They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, 2 because I follow what is good. 1
22Hurry to help me, 2 Lord, my salvation.
Cross References
Psalms 22:1+ 22:1 (context all ch 22) MP: When Yeshua quotes the first line, this is traditional Jewish method of making reference to the entire passage, by quoting the first few lines. Because people memorized the Bible back then, the entire passage and context was brought to memory. This is probably why the Rabbis said that Yeshua is calling to Elijah (misdirection) and not quoting Psalm 22:1, because the entire Psalm speaks of this moment. They could see Yeshua's intention for people to compare the Psalm with his current execution. (Matt 27:46) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? + 22:1. Quoted in Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34. In this time period of Judaism, when the first verse in a section is referenced, this refers to the entire chapter. Therefore the entire chapter of Ps 22 is referred to. 2 + 22:1 a MP: Messiah will cry out to God, “My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why so far from helping me, so far from my anguished cries?” (Matt 27:46) Why are you + 22:1 b MP: Messiah is forsaken by God. (See also Is 53:4b). (Consider “sent out and divorced” in Gen 3:23-24a). (Mark 15:34) so far from yishu'ah ·delivering· me, and from the words of my groaning? 1
Psalms 22:19But don’t be far off, Adonai. 2 You are my help: hurry to help me. 1
Psalms 35:12They reward me evil for good, 2 to the bereaving of my soul. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:13-22
Sorrowful Complaints. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord , do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves… Read the whole commentary →