Psalms 22:19

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

You are my source of strength! ¹  Hurry and help me! ² 

Psalms 35:22

35:22 But you take notice, ³  Lord!

O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

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! ⁴ 

[22:19]  ¹ tn Heb “O my strength.”

[22:19]  ² tn Heb “hurry to my help.”

[35:22]  ³ 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).

[71:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “hurry to my help.”