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Psalms 38:21

Psalms 38:21
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Make haste and help me,.... Or, "for my help"; his case required haste, and God does help his people when none else can, and that right early;

O Lord, my salvation; by which it appears that his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Forsake me not, O Lord - That is, Do not leave me in my troubles, my sickness, my sorrow. Leave me not to die; leave me not to complain and dishonor thee; leave me not to the reproaches of my enemies.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 38:12-22

In these verses,

I. David complains of the power and malice of his enemies, who, it should seem, not only took occasion from the weakness of his body and the trouble of his mind to insult over him,…

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