Psalms 38:21
Do not abandon me, Yahweh; 1 my God, do not stay far away from me. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
In Context
20They repay me evil for good; 1 they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good. 1
22Come quickly to help me, 1 Lord, my salvation.
Cross References
Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? 1 Why are you so far from saving me and far from the words of my anguish? 1
Psalms 22:19Do not be far away, Yahweh; 1 please hurry to help me, my strength! 1
Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good. 1 I am sorrowful. 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 →