KJV King James Version
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 38:21
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
WEB World English Bible
Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.
ASV American Standard Version
Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
Surrounding context — Psalm 38
18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].
21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
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Cross-references
Psalm 22:19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.Psalm 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.Psalm 22:11Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.Psalm 35:21-22Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, [and] said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen [it].Psalm 22:1To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?
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