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Wycliffe Bible

Psalms 35:22

Lord, thou hast seen, be thou not stille; Lord, departe thou not fro 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.
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.
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 Lord, whanne thou schalt biholde, restore thou my soule fro the wickidnesse of hem; `restore thou myn oon aloone fro liouns. 18 I schal knowleche to thee in a greet chirche; Y schal herie thee in a sad puple. 19 Thei that ben aduersaries wickidli to me, haue not ioye on me; that haten me with out cause, and bikenen with iyen. 20 For sotheli thei spaken pesibli to me; and thei spekynge in wrathfulnesse of erthe thouyten giles. 21 And thei maden large her mouth on me; thei seiden, Wel, wel! oure iyen han sien. 22 Lord, thou hast seen, be thou not stille; Lord, departe thou not fro me. 23 Rise vp, and yyue tent to my doom; my God and my Lord, biholde in to my cause. 24 Mi Lord God, deme thou me bi thi riytfulnesse; and haue thei not ioye on me. 25 Seie thei not in her hertis, Wel, wel, to oure soule; nether seie thei, We schulen deuoure hym. 26 Shame thei, and drede thei togidere; that thanken for myn yuels. Be thei clothid with schame and drede; that speken yuele thingis on 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
Yn the mene tyme the Lord spak to Jacob, Ryse thou, and stie to Bethel, and dwelle thou there, and make thou an auter to the Lord, that apperide to thee whanne thou fleddist Esau, thi brother.
Genesis 35:2
Forsothe Jacob seide, whanne al his hous was clepid to gidere, Caste ye a wei alien goddis, that ben `in the myddis of you, and be ye clensid, and chaunge ye youre clothis;
Genesis 35:3
rise ye, and stie we into Bethel, that we make there an auter to the Lord, which herde me in the dai of my tribulacioun, and was felowe of my weie.
Genesis 35:4
Therfor thei yauen to hym alle alien goddis which thei hadden, and eere ryngis, that weren in `the eeris of hem; and he deluyde tho vndur a `tre, clepid therubynte, which is bihynde the citee of Sichem.
Genesis 35:5
And whanne thei yeden, drede assailide alle men by cumpas of the citee, and thei weren not hardi to pursue hem goynge a wei.
Genesis 35:8
Delbora, the nurische of Rebecca, diede in the same tyme, and sche was biried at the roote of Bethel, vndir an ook, and the name of the place was clepid The ook of wepyng.
Genesis 35:12
and Y shal yyue to thee, and to thi seed after thee, the lond which Y yaf to Abraham, and Ysaac.
Genesis 35:14
Forsothe Jacob reiside a title ether memorial of stoonys, in the place where ynne God spak to hym, and he sacrifiede ther onne fletynge sacrifices, and schedde out oile,
Genesis 35:15
and clepide the name of that place Bethel.
Genesis 35:16
Forsothe Jacob yede out fro thennus, and cam in the bigynnynge of somer to the lond that ledith to Effrata; in which lond whanne Rachel trauelide in child beryng,

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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