Psalm 38:21
New International Version
LORD, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God.

New Living Translation
Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.

English Standard Version
Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me!

Berean Standard Bible
Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

King James Bible
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

New King James Version
Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me!

New American Standard Bible
Do not abandon me, LORD; My God, do not be far from me!

NASB 1995
Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me!

NASB 1977
Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me!

Legacy Standard Bible
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh; O my God, do not be far from me!

Amplified Bible
Do not abandon me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.

American Standard Version
Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not abandon me, LORD JEHOVAH, my God, and do not be far from me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.

Contemporary English Version
You are the LORD God! Stay nearby and don't desert me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Forsake me not, O Lord my God : do not thou depart from me.

English Revised Version
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not abandon me, O LORD. O my God, do not be so distant from me.

Good News Translation
Do not abandon me, O LORD; do not stay away, my God!

International Standard Version
Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be so distant from me.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

Literal Standard Version
Do not forsake me, O YHWH, | My God, do not be far from me,

Majority Standard Bible
Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

New American Bible
Do not forsake me, O LORD; my God, be not far from me!

NET Bible
Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

New Revised Standard Version
Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me;

New Heart English Bible
Do not forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be far from me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

World English Bible
Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

Young's Literal Translation
Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger
20Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God. 22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.…

Cross References
Psalm 22:19
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.

Psalm 35:22
O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalm 71:12
Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.

Psalm 119:8
I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.


Treasury of Scripture

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

O my God

Psalm 22:1,11,19,24
To 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? …

Psalm 35:21,22
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it

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Verse 21. - Forsake me not, O Lord (comp. Psalm 27:9; Psalm 71:9, 18; Psalm 119:8). God never really forsakes his saints (Psalm 37:28). He withdraws sometimes for wise purposes the sense of his presence and favour, so that they feel as if they were forsaken; but this is only temporary., O my God, be not far from me (comp. Psalm 22:19; Psalm 35:22; Psalm 71:12).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

forsake me,
תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי (ta·‘az·ḇê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

O LORD;
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

be not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

far
תִּרְחַ֥ק (tir·ḥaq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from me,
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

O my God.
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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