12 (A)O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, (B)make haste to help me!

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12 Do not be far(A) from me, my God;
    come quickly, God, to help(B) me.

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21 Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, (A)be not far from me!
22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!

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21 Lord, do not forsake me;(A)
    do not be far(B) from me, my God.
22 Come quickly(C) to help me,(D)
    my Lord and my Savior.(E)

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22 This You have seen, O Lord;
Do not keep silence.
O Lord, do not be far from me.

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22 Lord, you have seen(A) this; do not be silent.
    Do not be far(B) from me, Lord.

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11 Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

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11 Do not be far from me,(A)
    for trouble is near(B)
    and there is no one to help.(C)

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A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil

10 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

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Psalm 10[a]

Why, Lord, do you stand far off?(A)
    Why do you hide yourself(B) in times of trouble?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.

Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(A)Lest I [a]be like those who [b]go down into the pit.

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  1. Psalm 143:7 become
  2. Psalm 143:7 Die

Answer me quickly,(A) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(B)
Do not hide your face(C) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

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(A)But I am poor and needy;
(B)Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.

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But as for me, I am poor and needy;(A)
    come quickly to me,(B) O God.
You are my help(C) and my deliverer;(D)
    Lord, do not delay.(E)

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Prayer for Relief from Adversaries(A)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. (B)To bring to remembrance.

70 Make haste, (C)O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O Lord!

(D)Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be [a]turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:2 So with MT, LXX, Tg., Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. appalled (cf. 40:15)

Psalm 70[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

Hasten, O God, to save me;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(B)

May those who want to take my life(C)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.

18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.

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18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver(A) me because of my foes.

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13 (A)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me!

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13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(A)

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19 But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me;
O My Strength, hasten to help Me!

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19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(A)
    You are my strength;(B) come quickly(C) to help me.(D)

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