Psalms 10:1

Psalm 10 ¹ 

10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?

Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble? ² 

Psalms 22:11

22:11 Do not remain far away from me,

for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. ³ 

Psalms 22:19

22:19 But you, O Lord, do not remain far away!

You are my source of strength! ⁴  Hurry and help me! ⁵ 

Psalms 38:21

38:21 Do not abandon me, O Lord!

My God, do not remain far away from me!

Psalms 71:12

71:12 O God, do not remain far away from me!

My God, hurry and help me! ⁶ 

Isaiah 65:6

65:6 Look, I have decreed: ⁷ 

I will not keep silent, but will pay them back;

I will pay them back exactly what they deserve, ⁸ 

[10:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 10. Many Hebrew mss and the ancient Greek version (LXX) combine Psalms 9 and 10 into a single psalm. Taken in isolation, Psalm 10 is a petition for help in which the psalmist urges the Lord to deliver him from his dangerous enemies, whom he describes in vivid and terrifying detail. The psalmist concludes with confidence; he is certain that God’s justice will prevail.

[10:1]  ² tn Heb “you hide for times in trouble.” The interrogative “why” is understood by ellipsis; note the preceding line. The Hiphil verbal form “hide” has no expressed object. Some supply “your eyes” by ellipsis (see BDB 761 s.v. I עָלַם Hiph and HALOT 835 s.v. I עלם hif) or emend the form to a Niphal (“you hide yourself,” see BHS, note c; cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV).

[22:11]  ³ tn Heb “and there is no helper.”

[22:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “O my strength.”

[22:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “hurry to my help.”

[71:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “hurry to my help.”

[65:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “Look, it is written before me.”

[65:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “I will pay back into their lap.”