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Psalm 22

Psa. 22:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But be not thou far
rachaq (Hebrew #7368)
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
KJV usage: (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, X refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
Pronounce: raw-khak'
Origin: a primitive root
from me, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
: O my strength
'eyaluwth (Hebrew #360)
power; by implication, protection
KJV usage: strength.
Pronounce: eh-yaw-looth'
Origin: feminine of 353
, haste
chuwsh (Hebrew #2363)
to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
KJV usage: (make) haste(-n), ready.
Pronounce: koosh
Origin: a primitive root
thee to help
`ezrah (Hebrew #5833)
108:12 (13) {ez-rawth'}; feminine of 5828; aid
KJV usage: help(-ed, -er).
Pronounce: ez-raw'
Origin: or mezrath (Psa. 60:11 (13)
me.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 22:11• 11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. (Psa. 22:11)
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Psa. 10:1• 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? (Psa. 10:1)
O my.
Psa. 18:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,>> I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. (Psa. 18:1)
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Psa. 21:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! (Psa. 21:1)
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Psa. 40:13,17• 13Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
 17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. (Psa. 40:13,17)
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Psa. 69:13‑18• 13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
 14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
 15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
 16Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
 17And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
 18Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies. (Psa. 69:13‑18)
• Trouble was there; He looks on Jehovah, entreating Him not to be far from Him, and, if He has no strength, Jehovah as His strength to be near. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• We still, remark, find the necessary difference of Christ in the psalms and in the gospels. There it is as Son (save in His forsaking) He speaks, saying, “Father, forgive them;” and afterward, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” Here it is: “Be not far from me, O Jehovah.” He seeks help for Himself from the God of Israel, His God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 22-24” by J.N. Darby)
• Twice in the course of the psalm the holy Sufferer has appealed to God not to be far off from Him in His sufferings (v. 1 and vs. 11); now for the third time He turns from His persecutors and His sufferings, and looks beyond men to God. (“Psalms 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But thou, Jehovah, be not far from me; O my strength, haste thee to help me.