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Christian Standard Bible ®

Psalms 35:22

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

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.
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

17Lord, how long will you look on?Rescue me from their ravages;rescue my precious life from the young lions. 18I will praise you in the great assembly;I will exalt you among many people. 19Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;do not let those who hate me without causewink at me maliciously. 20For they do not speak in friendly ways,but contrive fraudulent schemesagainst those who live peacefully in the land. 21They open their mouths wide against me and say,“Aha, aha! We saw it!” 22You saw it, Lord; do not be silent.Lord, do not be far from me.23Wake up and rise to my defense,to my cause, my God and my Lord! 24Vindicate me, Lord my God,in keeping with your righteousness,and do not let them rejoice over me. 25Do not let them say in their hearts,“Aha! Just what we wanted.”Do not let them say,“We have swallowed him up!” 26Let those who rejoice at my misfortunebe disgraced and humiliated;let those who exalt themselves over mebe clothed with shame and reproach.

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 Jacob, “Get up! Go to Bethel and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
Genesis 35:2
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes.
Genesis 35:3
We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me everywhere I have gone.”
Genesis 35:4
Then they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and their earrings, and Jacob hid them under the oak near Shechem.
Genesis 35:5
When they set out, a terror from God came over the cities around them, and they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
Genesis 35:8
Deborah, the one who had nursed and raised Rebekah, died and was buried under the oak south of Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
Genesis 35:12
I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.”
Genesis 35:14
Jacob set up a marker at the place where he had spoken to him—a stone marker. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.
Genesis 35:15
Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
Genesis 35:16
They set out from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.

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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