12 Bible Verses about God Far Away

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Jeremiah 23:23

“Am I a God who is only near”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and not a God who is far away?

Psalm 22:1

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?

Ezekiel 8:6

He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here, more detestable things that the house of Israel is committing, so that I must depart from My sanctuary? You will see even more detestable things.”

Psalm 35:22

You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.
Lord, do not be far from me.

Psalm 38:21

Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.

Psalm 71:12

God, do not be far from me;
my God, hurry to help me.

Luke 16:23

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

Psalm 139:2

You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.

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