Psalms 35:22

22 LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.

Psalms 35:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
ESV
22 You have seen, O LORD; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
NLT
22 O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.
MSG
22 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?
CSB
22 You saw it, Lord; do not be silent. Lord, do not be far from me.

Psalms 35:22 In-Context

20 They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land.
21 They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
22 LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
23 Awake, and rise to my defense! Contend for me, my God and Lord.
24 Vindicate me in your righteousness, LORD my God; do not let them gloat over me.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 3:7; Psalms 10:14
  • 2. S Psalms 10:1; Psalms 28:1
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