Psalms 38:21
Do not forsake me, Lord.My God, do not be far from me.
New Heart English Bible
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,because I follow what is good.
22Hurry to help me,Lord, my salvation.
Cross References
Psalms 22:1For the Chief Musician; set to "The Doe of the Morning." A Psalm by David.My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 22:19But do not be far off, Lord.You are my help: hurry to help me.
Psalms 35:12They reward me evil for good,to the bereaving of my soul.
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 →