Psalm 38:21
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
רָחַק
râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Key Terms in This Verse
רָחַק râchaq
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Study H7368 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
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