Psalms 38:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.”
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BSBPD
“Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 38:21 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
- Psalms 22:11Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
- Psalms 22:19But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
- Psalms 22:24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
- Psalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
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