Parallel Verses
King James Version
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
New American Standard Bible
O my God,
Holman Bible
my God, do not be far from me.
International Standard Version
Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be so distant from me.
A Conservative Version
Forsake me not, O LORD. O my God, be not far from me.
American Standard Version
Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
Amplified
Do not abandon me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me.
Darby Translation
Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.
Julia Smith Translation
And they requiting evil for good will be mine adversaries, for my pursuing Thou Thou wilt not forsake me, O Jehovah: my God, thou wilt not remove far off from me.
King James 2000
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh. O my God, do not be far from me.
Modern King James verseion
Forsake me not, O Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Forsake me not, O LORD my God; O go not far from me.
NET Bible
Do not abandon me, O Lord! My God, do not remain far away from me!
New Heart English Bible
Do not forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be far from me.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Webster
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
World English Bible
Don't forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don't be far from me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 38:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer Of A Suffering Sinner
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 22:19
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Psalm 22:1
{To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.} My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Psalm 22:11
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Psalm 22:24
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.
Psalm 35:21-22
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.