New King James Version
Psalms 38:11
11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
Psalms 38:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
- New International Version (NIV)My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off.
- New Living Translation (NLT)My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
Context of Psalms 38:11
9Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. 10My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me. My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off. 12Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long. 13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:11 word by word
אֹֽהֲבַ֨י׀ וְרֵעַ֗י מִנֶּ֣גֶד נִגְעִ֣י יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י מֵרָחֹ֥ק עָמָֽדוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:11
- Psalms 31:11I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And am repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me.
- Job 6:21For now you are nothing, You see terror and are afraid.
- Job 19:13“He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
- Matthew 26:56But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.
- John 16:32Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
- Luke 10:31Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
- Luke 22:54Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed at a distance.
- Luke 23:49But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
Commentaries on Psalms 38:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11My lovers - Those who professed much affection for me; my friends, רעי reai, my companions, who never before left my company, stand aloof. My kinsmen - קרובי kerobai, my neighbors, stand afar off. I am deserted by all, and they stand off because of נגעי nigi, my plague. They considered me as suffering under a Divine judgment; and, thinking me an accursed being, they avoided me lest they should be infected by my disease.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My lovers - See the notes at Psalm 31:11. The reference here is to those who professed to be his friends. And my friends - The word used here means properly an acquaintance, a companion, a friend, Job 2:11; Job 19:21; then, a lover, a friend, a neighbor. The phrase here would be synonymous with our word “kinsmen.” Stand aloof - They are unwilling to come near me; they leave me to suffer alone. From my sore - Margin: “stroke.” The Hebrew word means…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The psalmist wants to reconnect with God but feels distant. He feels lost and alone as his friends leave him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. Friends desert, but foes increase in malignity.Read the comment
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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
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