King James Version
Psalms 22:11 in the King James Version says “Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. none: Heb. not a helper” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. none: Heb. not a helper”
Psalms 22:11 · KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. didst: or, kept me in safety
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. none: Heb. not a helper
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. gaped: Heb. opened their mouths against me
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Be not far”
H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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