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You are near, O Lord — God was present with him; he was ready to hear his cry; he was near to save him. Compare Psalms 145:18. The psalmis…

Near. —Notice the antithesis. They, the wicked, are near with their temptation to sin and their hindrances to vi…

They are far from thy law. Thou art near, O LORD;
What a comfort that is! They are trying to get near, but you are near. I can hear…

You, O Jehovah! are near. He encourages himself with the comforting thought that God, when He sees His own people severely pressed, comes …

You [are] near, O Lord
This was the comfort of the psalmist, that though his enemies drew nigh with a mischievous de…

Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation and who love His commandments. Where should the child go …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes