Be My Rock of Refuge
Psalms 71:12
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
- KJV
- O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
- WEB
- God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
- ASV
- O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
- LSV
- O God, do not be far from me, || O my God, make haste for my help.
- YLT
- O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.
- DBY
- O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.ElohimElohim
- DRC70:12
- O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
- GNV
- Goe not farre from me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.
- JPS
- O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.
- LXXE70:12
- O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.
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- Written (Ketiv): חִישָׁה׃ (“make haste”). Read aloud (Qere): חֽוּשָׁה׃ (“make haste”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads חֽיּשָׁה׃; read aloud (Qere) reads חֽוּשָׁה׃ (“make haste”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אֱ֭לֹהִים אַל־תִּרְחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חישה׃Read aloud as (qere): חֽוּשָׁה
- LXX-Br70:12
- Ὁ Θεὸς μὴ μακρύνῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ,
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 38:21–22Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
- Psalms 35:22O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
- Psalms 22:11Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
- Psalms 10:1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
- Psalms 70:5But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
- Psalms 69:18Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
- Psalms 22:19But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
- Psalms 70:1–2Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me! May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
- Psalms 40:13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 70:12 in some Bibles
- 71:12 in most Bibles