Psalms 22:11

22:11 Do not remain far away from me,

for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. ¹ 

Psalms 22:19

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

You are my source of strength! ²  Hurry and help me! ³ 

Psalms 35:22

35:22 But you take notice, ⁴  Lord!

O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

Psalms 38:21-22

38:21 Do not abandon me, O Lord!

My God, do not remain far away from me!

38:22 Hurry and help me, ⁵  O Lord, my deliverer!

Psalms 69:18

69:18 Come near me and redeem me! ⁶ 

Because of my enemies, rescue me!

[22:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and there is no helper.”

[22:19]  ² tn Heb “O my strength.”

[22:19]  ³ tn Heb “hurry to my help.”

[35:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “you see, O Lord.” There is a deliberate play on words. In v. 21 the enemies say, “our eye sees,” but the psalmist is confident that the Lord “sees” as well, so he appeals to him for help (see also v. 17).

[38:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “hurry to my help.” See Ps 22:19.

[69:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).