Psalms 38:22

Psalms 38:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
• New International Version (NIV)Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

Context of Psalms 38:22

20They pay me back with evil instead of good, and they accuse me because I try to do what is good. 21Do not abandon me, O Lord. O my God, do not be so distant from me. Come quickly to help me, O Lord, my savior.

Psalms 38:22 word by word

ח֥וּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Make hasteחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• to helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• me, O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• my salvationתְּשׁוּעָהteshû‛âh teshû‛âh · deliverance: salvationH8668

Cross-references for Psalms 38:22

• Psalms 40:13O Lord, please rescue me! Come quickly to help me, O Lord!
• Psalms 70:1Come quickly to rescue me, O God! Come quickly to help me, O Lord!
• Psalms 71:12O God, do not be so distant from me. O my God, come quickly to help me.
• Psalms 141:1O Lord, I cry out to you, “Come quickly.” Open your ears to me when I cry out to you.
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
• Isaiah 12:2Look! God is my Savior. I am confident and unafraid, because the Lord is my strength and my song. He is my Savior.”

Commentaries on Psalms 38:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Make haste to help me - I am dying; save, Lord, or I perish. Whoever carefuIly reads over this Psalm will see what a grievous and bitter thing it is to sin against the Lord, and especially to sin after having known his mercy, and after having escaped from the corruption that is in the world. Reader, be on thy guard; a life of righteousness may be lost by giving way to a moment's temptation, and a fair character sullied for ever! Let him that most…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Make haste to help me - Margin, as in Hebrew: “for my help.” This is an earnest prayer that God would come immediately to his rescue. O Lord my salvation - See the notes at Psalm 27:1. The effect, therefore, of the trials that came upon the psalmist was to lead him to cry most earnestly to God. Those sorrows led him to God. This is one of the designed effects of affliction. Trouble never accomplishes its proper effect unless it leads us to God; and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22In the Psalms, people often ask the Lord to act quickly in times of great need (Psalms 22:19; 31:2; 40:13; 69:17; 70:1; 71:12; 79:8; 102:2; 141:1; 143:7). However, wisdom and experience show that God's people often need to wait for him to act (Psalms 27:14; 37:7; Isaiah 8:17; 40:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. (Compare Psa 22:19; 35:3). All terms of frequent use. In this Psalm the language is generally susceptible of application to Christ as a sufferer, David, as such, typifying Him. This does not require us to apply the confessions of sin, but only the pains or penalties which He bore for us.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 38:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Conviction

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Arrow
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• Pentateuch
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• Sick; Sickness

Commentaries on Psalms 38

• 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