Psalms 38:11
Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
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- Ps 31:11 : 11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering– those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.
- Luke 23:49 : 49 And all those who knew Jesus stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw these things.
- Job 19:13-17 : 13 Job’s Forsaken State“He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me. 14 My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me. 15 My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes. 16 I summon my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore him with my own mouth. 17 My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my brothers.
- Luke 10:31-32 : 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side. 32 So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
- Luke 22:54 : 54 Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter was following at a distance.
- Job 6:21-23 : 21 For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid. 22 Friends’ Fears“Have I ever said,‘Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’? 23 Or‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?
- Ps 88:18 : 18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
- Isa 53:4 : 4 But he lifted up our illnesses, he carried our pain; even though we thought he was being punished, attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
- Isa 53:8 : 8 He was led away after an unjust trial– but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
- Matt 26:56 : 56 But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.
- John 16:32 : 32 Look, a time is coming– and has come– when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
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- Job 19:13-153 verses81%
13 Job’s Forsaken State“He has put my relatives far from me; my acquaintances only turn away from me.
14 My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.
15 My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes.
- Job 19:18-214 verses81%
18 Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up, they scoff at me.
19 All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.
20 My bones stick to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped alive with only the skin of my teeth.
21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.
- Ps 38:5-106 verses77%
5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.
6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.
8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
10 My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.
- Ps 31:10-112 verses76%
10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering– those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.
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12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
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18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
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8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
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21 Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!
- Ps 41:7-93 verses74%
7 All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.
8 They say,‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’
9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
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20 My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;
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15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
- Job 30:10-123 verses73%
10 They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
11 Because God has untied my tent cord and afflicted me, people throw off all restraint in my presence.
12 On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.
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10 For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.
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20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.
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21 ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!
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19 But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
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19 ק(Qof) I called for my lovers, but they had deceived me. My priests and my elders perished in the city. Truly they had searched for food to keep themselves alive.
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17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
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7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
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7 My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.
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10 I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.
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11 He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.
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8 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.
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4 Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
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16 ע(Ayin) I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.
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18 With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.
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12 My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life.
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11 Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
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14 All your allies have abandoned you. They no longer have any concern for you. For I have attacked you like an enemy would. I have chastened you cruelly. For your wickedness is so great and your sin is so much.
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19 Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.
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7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.
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4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
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19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.
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5 My enemies ask this cruel question about me,‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’
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1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?