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Psalms 22:11

Psalms 22:11
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Be not far from me,.... Who had been so near unto him, as to take him out of the womb, and to take the care of him ever since; this is to be understood not with respect to the omnipresence of God, who…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Be not far from me - Do not withdraw from me; do not leave or forsake me. For trouble is near - Near, in the sense that deep sorrow has come upon me; near, in the sense that I am approaching a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 22:11-21

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.

I. Here is Christ suffering. David indeed was often in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 22:11-21

The Psalmist pleads for help with intenser earnestness. The virulence of his foes increases. Strength and endurance are exhausted.