English Standard Version
Psalms 22:19
19But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
Psalms 22:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
- New International Version (NIV)But you, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!
Context of Psalms 22:19
17I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me; 18they divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid! 20Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog! 21Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:19 word by word
וְאַתָּ֣ה יְ֭הוָה אַל־תִּרְחָ֑ק אֱ֝יָלוּתִ֗י לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָׁה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 22:19
- Psalms 22:11Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
- Psalms 10:1Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- Psalms 18:1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
- Psalms 21:1O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults!
- Psalms 40:13Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!
- Psalms 69:13But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Be not thou far from me - In the first verse he asks, Why hast thou forsaken me? Or, as if astonished at their wickedness, Into what hands hast thou permitted me to fall? Now he prays, Be not far from me. St. Jerome observes here, that it is the humanity of our blessed Lord which speaks to his divinity. Jesus was perfect man; and as man he suffered and died. But this perfect and sinless man could not have sustained those sufferings so as to make them…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But 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 desertion and my peril, be thou near to me. See Psalm 22:11. This is the burden of the prayer in the whole psalm, that God would not leave him, but sustain and deliver him. Compare Psalm 22:1. O my strength - Source of my strength; thou on whom I rely for support and deliverance. Haste thee to help me - Help me speedily…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 In these verses we have Christ suffering, and Christ praying; by which we are directed to look for crosses, and to look up to God under them. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. They pierced his hands and his feet, which were nailed to the accursed tree, and his whole body was left so to hang as to suffer the most severe pain and torture. His natural force failed, being wasted by the fire of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21The psalmist prays to God for help with his troubles. Only the Lord can protect him from dogs, lions, and oxen.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. He now turns with unabated desire and trust to God, who, in His strength and faithfulness, is contrasted with the urgent dangers described.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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