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Psalms 38:21 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Psalms 38:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 38 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.”
Psalms 38:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 38:21
Forsake me not, O LORD (אַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה, al-ta'azveni YHWH)—Azav means abandon, forsake. The negative particle al makes this urgent. O my God, be not far from me (אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי, elohai al-tirchak mimmenni)—Rachak means be distant. David uses both divine names to appeal to covenant faithfulness and sovereign power.Psalm 38 is the third penitential psalm, a raw cry of anguish under divine discipline. David feels sin's weight (vv. 3-8), friend abandonment (v. 11), and enemy pursuit (vv. 12, 19-20). This expresses the sufferer's deepest fear: that God might withdraw. Yet c...
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Cross-References for Psalms 38:21
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“Yahweh. You are my help: hurry to help me.”
“Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him”
“for trouble is near. For there is none to help.”
“they opened their mouth wide against me. They said”
“my God”