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Psalms 22:11

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Jesus Continued;   Persecution;   Thompson Chain Reference - Helper, No;   No;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Suffering;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Psalms, book of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aijeleth Shahar;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aijeleth Hash-Shahar;   Atonement;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cedron;   Naphtali;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Messiah;   Psalms the book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Child Birth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Near;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Eschatology;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 11;   Every Day Light - Devotion for January 26;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t be far from me, because distress is nearand there’s no one to help.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.
King James Version
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
English Standard Version
Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
New Century Version
So don't be far away from me. Now trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
New English Translation
Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
New American Standard Bible
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; For there is no one to help.
World English Bible
Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Be not farre from me, because trouble is neere: for there is none to helpe me.
Legacy Standard Bible
Be not far from me, for distress is near;For there is none to help.
Berean Standard Bible
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Contemporary English Version
Don't stay far off when I am in trouble with no one to help me.
Complete Jewish Bible
Since my birth I've been thrown on you; you are my God from my mother's womb.
Darby Translation
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Easy-to-Read Version
So don't leave me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help me.
George Lamsa Translation
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Good News Translation
Do not stay away from me! Trouble is near, and there is no one to help.
Lexham English Bible
Do not be far from me because trouble is near; because there is no helper.
Literal Translation
Be not far from Me; for trouble is near; because no one is there to help.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
O go not fro me the, for trouble is harde at honde, and here is none to helpe me.
American Standard Version
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Bible in Basic English
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Upon Thee I have been cast from my birth; Thou art my God from my mother's womb.
King James Version (1611)
Be not farre from me, for trouble is neere; for there is none to helpe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
O go not far fro me, for trouble is harde at hande: and there is none to helpe me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.
English Revised Version
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For tribulacioun is next; for noon is that helpith.
Update Bible Version
Don't be far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Webster's Bible Translation
Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.
New King James Version
Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.
New Living Translation
Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
New Life Bible
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near. And there is no one to help.
New Revised Standard
Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be not far from me, for, distress, is near, For there is none to help.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(21-12) Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
Revised Standard Version
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is none to help.
Young's Literal Translation
Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

Contextual Overview

11Do not be far from me, for trouble is near; And there is no one to help.12Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. 13They open wide their mouths against me, Like a ravening and a roaring lion. 14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; It is melted [by anguish] within me. 15My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery; And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws; And You have laid me in the dust of death. 16For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me; A gang of evildoers has encircled me, They pierced my hands and my feet. 17I can count all my bones; They look, they stare at me. 18They divide my clothing among them And cast lots for my garment. 19But You, O LORD, do not be far from me; O You my help, come quickly to my assistance. 20Rescue my life from the sword, My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Be not: Psalms 10:1, Psalms 13:1-3, Psalms 35:22, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 69:1, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:18, Psalms 71:12, John 16:32, Hebrews 5:7

none to help: Heb. not a helper, Psalms 72:12, Psalms 142:4-6, Deuteronomy 32:36, Matthew 26:56, Matthew 26:72, Matthew 26:74

Reciprocal: Psalms 22:1 - far Psalms 22:19 - But Psalms 40:12 - innumerable Psalms 88:3 - soul Psalms 107:12 - and there Psalms 119:150 - draw nigh Mark 14:43 - and with

Cross-References

Genesis 16:7
But the Angel of the LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, on the road to [Egypt by way of] Shur.
Genesis 21:17
God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy from where he is [resting].
Genesis 22:1
Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood, and bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.
Genesis 22:12
The LORD said, "Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect], since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise]."
Genesis 22:16
and said, "By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the LORD, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
1 Samuel 3:10
Then the LORD came and stood and called as at the previous times, "Samuel! Samuel!" Then Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."
Acts 9:4
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting and oppressing Me?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 is everywhere, and is not far from any of us; but of his presence, which was now withdrawn from Christ, and he was filled with a sense of divine wrath, and with sorrow and distress; and also of his powerful and assisting presence which he had promised, and Christ expected, and believed he should have, as he had: the reasons for it follow:

for trouble [is] near; Satan was marching towards him with his principalities and powers, to attack him in the garden and on the cross; Judas, one of his own disciples, was at hand to betray him; a multitude with swords and staves were about to seize him; the sins and chastisement of his people were just going to be laid upon him; the sword of justice was awaked against him, ready to give the blow; the hour of death was near, he was brought to the dust of it, as in

Psalms 22:15. A second reason is given,

for [there is] none to help; none among his disciples: one of them was to betray him, another to deny him, and all to forsake him and flee from him, as they did; nor any among the angels in heaven; for though they ministered to him in the wilderness, and strengthened him in the garden, there were none near him on the cross, that it might be manifest that salvation was wrought out alone by him, Isaiah 63:5; and, indeed, if any of these had been willing to have helped him, it was not in their power to do it, none but God could; and therefore he applies to him, who had promised and was as good as his word, Isaiah 49:8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 dreadful death.

For there is none to help - Margin, as in Hebrew, “not a helper.” There were those who would have helped, but they could not; there were those who could have helped, but they would not. His friends that stood around the cross were unable to aid him; his foes were unwilling to do it; and he was left to suffer unhelped.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 22:11. Be not far from me; for trouble is near — A present God is a present blessing. We always need the Divine help; but more especially when troubles and trials are at hand.


 
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