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Complete Jewish Bible

Psalms 35:22

You saw them, Adonai ; don't stay silent. Adonai, don't stay far away from me.

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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou hast seene [this] O God, holde not thy tongue [then:] go not farre from me O Lorde.
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 Adonai, how much longer will you look on? Rescue me from their assaults, save the one life I have from the lions! 18 I will give you thanks in the great assembly, I will give you praise among huge crowds of people. 19 Don't let those who are wrongfully my enemies gloat over me; and those who hate me unprovoked — don't let them smirk at me. 20 For they don't speak words of peace but devise ways to deceive the peaceful of the land. 21 They shout to accuse me, "Aha! Aha! we saw you with our own eyes!" 22 You saw them, Adonai ; don't stay silent. Adonai, don't stay far away from me. 23 Wake up! Get up, my God, my Lord! Defend me and my cause! 24 Give judgment for me, Adonai , my God, as your righteousness demands. Don't let them gloat over me. 25 Don't let them say to themselves, "Aha! We got what we wanted!" or say, "We swallowed them up!" 26 May those who gloat over my distress be disgraced and humiliated. May those who aggrandize themselves at my expense be covered with shame and confusion.

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
God said to Ya‘akov, "Get up, go up to Beit-El and live there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled ‘Esav your brother."
Genesis 35:2
Then Ya‘akov said to his household and all the others with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that you have with you, purify yourselves, and put on fresh clothes.
Genesis 35:3
We're going to move on and go up to Beit-El. There I will build an altar to God, who answered me when I was in such distress and stayed with me wherever I went."
Genesis 35:4
They gave Ya‘akov all the foreign gods in their possession and the earrings they were wearing, and Ya‘akov buried them under the pistachio tree near Sh'khem.
Genesis 35:5
While they were traveling, a terror from God fell upon the cities around them, so that none of them pursued the sons of Ya‘akov.
Genesis 35:8
Then D'vorah, Rivkah's nurse, died. She was buried below Beit-El under the oak, which was given the name Alon-Bakhut [oak of weeping].
Genesis 35:12
(A: vi) Moreover, the land which I gave to Avraham and Yitz'chak I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you."
Genesis 35:14
(S: vi) Ya‘akov set up a standing-stone in the place where he had spoken with him, a stone pillar. Then he poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it.
Genesis 35:15
Ya‘akov called the place where God spoke with him Beit-El.
Genesis 35:16
Then they traveled on from Beit-El, and while there was still some distance to go before arriving in Efrat, Rachel went into labor, and she had great difficulty with it.

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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