Psalm 38:21

21 Do not abandon me, O Lord; do not stay away, my God!

Psalm 38:21 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:21

Forsake me not, O Lord
Or continue not to forsake; for he seems to have been under divine desertion, and might be under apprehensions that God had utterly forsaken him; which he entreats he would not, though his friends had forsook him, and his own strength had failed and left him, ( Psalms 38:10 Psalms 38:11 ) ;

O my God, be not far from me;
as to his gracious presence, and with respect to help and deliverance, otherwise God is not far from any of his creatures, being omnipresent.

Psalm 38:21 In-Context

19 My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many who hate me for no reason.

20 Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.

21 Do not abandon me, O Lord; do not stay away, my God!

22 Help me now, O Lord my savior!