The Lord [is] far from the wicked
Not as to his essence or powerful presence, which is everywhere,
for he is God omnipresent; but with respect to his favour and
good will, he is far from helping in distress, and from hearing
their cries when they apply unto him in desperate circumstances;
nor does he admit them to nearness and communion with him now, as
he does the righteous; nor will he receive them to himself at the
last day, but bid them depart from him; they are far from him and
from his law, and from all righteousness; and he is far from
them, and keeps them at a distance from him; but he heareth
the prayer of the righteous;
they draw nigh to him, and he draws nigh to them; he is nigh to
all that call upon him in truth; and there is none like them that
has God so nigh them as they have; his eyes are upon them, and
his ears are open to their cries; he is a God hearing and
answering their prayers, and bestows upon them the favours they
ask for, and stand in need of.
Proverbs 15:29
