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But don`t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.
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The Cry for God's Presence
Commentators observe that the psalmist's most urgent plea is not for his tormentors to be removed, but for God not to be 'far off.' This reveals that the deepest anguish is the feeling of divine distance. In our own trials, this teaches that the most vital prayer is for the assurance of God's presence, which is a greater comfort than the removal of the hardship itself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But be not thou far from me, O Lord - "O Yahweh." Others—all others—have forsaken me, and left me to perish. Now, in the day of my …
19th Century
Anglican
Darling. —See margin. The Hebrew word is used of an only child, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:12,[Reference Judge…
Baptist
O my strength, haste thee to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth: for …
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16th Century
Protestant
Be not thou, then, far from me, O Jehovah! We must keep in mind all that David has until now related about himself. As his miseries had re…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But be not thou far from me, O Lord (See Gill on Psalms 22:11);
O my strength
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. But you, O Lord, do not remove your help. Having recounted the Passion, he moves to prayer.
He prays for …
