Psalms 38:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:19 : 19 But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.
  • Ps 35:21-22 : 21 They are ready to devour me; they say,“Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!” 22 But you take notice, LORD; do not be silent! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!
  • Ps 22:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.
  • Ps 22:11 : 11 Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

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    11They say,“God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

    12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!

  • Ps 22:19
    87%

    19But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

  • Ps 27:9-10
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    9Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!

    10Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the LORD would take me in.

  • Ps 38:22
    82%

    22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!

  • Ps 22:11
    81%

    11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.

  • Ps 22:1
    80%

    1For the music director; according to the tune“Morning Doe;” a psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I groan in prayer, but help seems far away.

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    80%

    22But you take notice, LORD; do not be silent! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

  • Ps 71:9
    79%

    9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

  • Ps 119:8
    77%

    8I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me!

  • Ps 40:11
    77%

    11O LORD, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!

  • Ps 40:13
    77%

    13Please be willing, O LORD, to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

  • Ps 43:1-2
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    77%

    1Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

    2For you are the God who shelters me. Why do you reject me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?

  • Ps 109:26
    76%

    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • Ps 70:1
    76%

    1For the music director; by David; written to get God’s attention. O God, please be willing to rescue me! O LORD, hurry and help me!

  • Ps 51:11
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    11Do not reject me! Do not take your holy Spirit away from me!

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    21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

  • Ps 141:8
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    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

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    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

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    21Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.

  • Ps 39:12-13
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    75%

    12Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am a foreign resident with you, a temporary settler, just as all my ancestors were.

    13Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.

  • Ps 70:5
    75%

    5I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!

  • Ps 31:22
    75%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 143:7
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    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 88:14
    75%

    14O LORD, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

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    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

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    75%

    1Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

  • Ps 40:17
    75%

    17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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    17Do not cause me dismay! You are my source of safety in times of trouble.

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    75%

    17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!

  • Ps 16:1
    74%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 42:9
    74%

    9I will pray to God, my high ridge:“Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?”

  • Ps 38:11
    74%

    11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

  • Ps 59:1
    74%

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  • Ps 38:15
    74%

    15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!

  • Ps 55:1
    74%

    1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

  • Ps 13:1
    74%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, LORD, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?

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    74%

    115Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

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    73%

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    73%

    20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

  • Ps 31:14
    73%

    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

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    73%

    18Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

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    73%

    8Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion! Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

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    73%

    19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

  • Ps 143:9
    73%

    9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.