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Psalms 38:11
11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
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 King James Version (NKJV)My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
Context of Psalms 38:11
9You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh. 10My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind. My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance. 12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery. 13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
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 scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way.
- Job 6:21You, too, have given no help. You have seen my calamity, and you are afraid.
- Job 19:13“My relatives stay far away, and my friends have turned against me.
- Matthew 26:56But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures.” At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.
- John 16:32But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
- Luke 10:31“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
- Luke 22:54So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance.
- Luke 23:49But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.
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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