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Psalms 35:22

Thou hast seene [this] O God, holde not thy tongue [then:] go not farre from me O Lorde.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Enemy;   Prayer;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Justification, Justify;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Silence;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.Lord, do not be far from me.
Hebrew Names Version
You have seen it, LORD. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.
King James Version
This thou hast seen, O Lord : keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
English Standard Version
You have seen, O Lord ; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
New Century Version
Lord , you have been watching. Do not keep quiet. Lord, do not leave me alone.
New English Translation
But you take notice, Lord ! O Lord, do not remain far away from me!
Amplified Bible
You have seen this, O LORD; do not keep silent. O Lord, do not be far from me.
New American Standard Bible
You have seen it, LORD, do not keep silent; Lord, do not be far from me.
World English Bible
You have seen it, Yahweh. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou hast seene it, O Lorde: keepe not silence: be not farre from me, O Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
You have seen it, O Yahweh, do not keep silent;O Lord, do not be far from me.
Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, You have seen it; do not be silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
Contemporary English Version
You see everything, Lord ! Please don't keep silent or stay so far away.
Complete Jewish Bible
You saw them, Adonai ; don't stay silent. Adonai, don't stay far away from me.
Darby Translation
Thou hast seen [it], Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Lord , surely you can see what is happening. So don't keep quiet. Lord, don't leave me.
George Lamsa Translation
This thou hast seen, O God; keep not silence; O my LORD, be not far from the.
Good News Translation
But you, O Lord , have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!
Lexham English Bible
You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.
Literal Translation
You have seen, O Jehovah; do not keep silence, O Lord, do not be far from me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This thou seist, o LORDE: holde not thy tonge the: go not farre fro me, o LORDE.
American Standard Version
Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Bible in Basic English
You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hast seen, O LORD; keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
King James Version (1611)
This thou hast seene (O Lord) keepe not silence: O Lord be not farre from me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou hast seen it, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not thyself from me.
English Revised Version
Thou hast seen it, O LORD; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lord, thou hast seen, be thou not stille; Lord, departe thou not fro me.
Update Bible Version
You have seen it, O Yahweh; don't keep silent: O Lord, don't be far from me.
Webster's Bible Translation
[This] thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
New King James Version
This You have seen, O LORD; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me.
New Living Translation
O Lord , you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
New Life Bible
You have seen it, O Lord. Do not keep quiet. O Lord, do not be far from me.
New Revised Standard
You have seen, O Lord ; do not be silent! O Lord, do not be far from me!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou hast seen, O Yahweh, do not keep silence! O My Lord! be not far from me:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(34-22) Thou hast seen, O Lord, be not thou silent: O Lord, depart not from me.
Revised Standard Version
Thou hast seen, O LORD; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me,
THE MESSAGE
Don't you see what they're doing, God ? You're not going to let them Get by with it, are you? Not going to walk off without doing something, are you?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
You have seen it, O Lord , do not keep silent; O Lord, do not be far from me.

Contextual Overview

17 Lorde howe long wylt thou looke [vpon this]: O deliuer my soule from their raginges, and my dearling from Lions whelpes. 18 So I wyll confesse it vnto thee in a great congregation: I will prayse thee among muche people. 19 O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me: let them not winke with an eye, that hate me without a cause. 20 For they speake not peace: but they imagine deceiptfull wordes agaynst them that [liue] quietly in the lande. 21 They gaped vpon me with their mouthes: and said this is well, this is wel, our eye hath seene. 22 Thou hast seene [this] O God, holde not thy tongue [then:] go not farre from me O Lorde. 23 Stirre thou and awake O my God and my Lorde: to iudge my cause and controuersie. 24 Iudge me according to thy righteousnesse O God my Lorde: and let them not triumph ouer me. 25 Let them not say in their heart, it is as we woulde haue it: neither let them say, we haue deuoured hym. 26 Let them be put to confusion & shame [all] together that reioyce at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour that exalt them selues against me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

This: Exodus 3:7, Acts 7:34

keep: Psalms 28:1, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 50:21, Psalms 83:1

be: Psalms 10:1, Psalms 22:11, Psalms 22:19, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 71:12, Isaiah 65:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:7 - afar off Job 11:11 - he seeth Psalms 10:14 - Thou hast Psalms 109:1 - Hold Ezekiel 7:22 - face Habakkuk 1:13 - holdest

Cross-References

Genesis 35:1
And God sayd vnto Iacob: aryse, and get thee vp to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an aulter vnto God that appeared vnto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis 35:2
Then sayde Iacob vnto his householde, and to all that were with hym: put away the straunge gods that are among you, and be cleane, and chaunge your garmentes.
Genesis 35:3
For we wyll aryse and go vp to Bethel, and I wyll make an aulter there vnto God, whiche hearde me in the day of my affliction, and was with me in the way whiche I went.
Genesis 35:4
And they gaue vnto Iacob all the straunge gods whiche they had in their hand, and al their earinges which were in theyr eares, and Iacob hyd them vnder an oke whiche was by Sichem.
Genesis 35:5
And when they departed, the feare of God fel vpon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sonnes of Iacob.
Genesis 35:8
But Debora Rebeccas nurse died, and was buryed beneath Bethel vnder an oke: and the name of it was called, the oke of lamentation.
Genesis 35:12
And the lande which I gaue Abraham and Isahac, wil I geue vnto thee, and vnto thy seede after thee wyll I geue that lande also.
Genesis 35:14
And Iacob set vp on ende in the place where he talked with him [euen] a stone set he vp on ende, & powred drinke offering theron, & powred also oyle theron.
Genesis 35:15
And Iacob called the name of the place where God spake with hym, Bethel.
Genesis 35:16
And they departed from Bethel: and when he was but a fielde breadth from Ephrath, Rachel began to trauell, and in trauayling, she was in perill:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[This] thou hast seen, O Lord,.... The insults and derisions of these men, and the injuries they did to him, whom they hated. God is omniscient, and sees all things, all the evil wicked men do to him; and he will requite them in his own time; see Psalms 10:14;

keep not silence; meaning at his prayers; that he would not be as one deaf and dumb, turning his ears from his cries, and giving no answer to his requests; see Psalms 28:1;

O Lord, be not far from me; meaning not as to his general presence, in which sense he is not far from any, Acts 17:7; but with respect to his gracious presence and appearance to him for help and deliverance; see

Psalms 22:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This thou hast seen, O Lord - Thou hast seen what they have done, as they profess to have seen what I have done Psalms 35:21. Thine eye has been upon all their movements, as they say that theirs has been upon mine. Compare the notes at Psalms 35:17.

Keep not silence - That is, Speak; rebuke them; punish them. God seemed to look on with unconcern. As we express it, he “said nothing.” He appeared to pay no attention to what was done, but suffered them to do as they pleased without interposing to rebuke or check them. Compare the notes at Psalms 28:1.

O Lord, be not far from me - Compare the notes at Psalms 10:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 35:22. This thou hast seen — I have no need to adduce evidences of these wrongs; thou, to whom I appeal, hast seen them. Therefore,


 
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