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Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Be not far from me — Do not withdraw from me; do not leave or forsake me.

For trouble is near — Near, in the sense that de…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. I was cast upon thee from the womb: …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Depart not far from me. Here he uses another argument to persuade God to show him mercy, claiming that he is severely pressed and surround…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Be not far from me
Who had been so near to him, as to take him out of the womb, and to take the care of him ever sin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In these verses, we see Christ suffering and Christ praying, which directs us to expect suffering and to look up to God amidst it. The specific man…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the previous psalms, the sufferings which David endured from his son and from Saul seemed to be addre ed. Now here, in the third set o…

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