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The Psalm of the Cross

Psalms 22:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
KJV
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.none…: Heb. not a helper
WEB
Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.
ASV
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
LSV
Do not be far from Me, || For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
YLT
Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
DBY
Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
DRC21:12
Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
GNV
Be not farre from me, because trouble is neere: for there is none to helpe me.
JPS22:12
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
LXXE21:12
Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC22:12
אַל־תִּרְחַ֣ק מִ֭מֶּנִּי כִּי־צָרָ֣ה קְרוֹבָ֑ה כִּי־אֵ֥ין עוֹזֵֽר׃KJV:Ps.22.11
LXX-Br21:12
Μὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· ὅτι θλίψις ἐγγὺς, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ βοηθῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 71:12Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
  • Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  • Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
  • John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  • Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  • Psalms 38:21Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
  • Psalms 35:22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
  • Psalms 69:1–2Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.
  • Psalms 142:4–6Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul. I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Listen to my cry, for I am brought…
  • Psalms 13:1–3How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and respond,…
  • Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  • Isaiah 63:5I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.
  • Psalms 69:18Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
  • 2 Kings 14:26For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
  • Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  • Matthew 26:72And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 22:12 in some Bibles
  • 22:11 in most Bibles

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