Psalms

Psalm 38:21–22

²¹Do not forsake me, O LORD;

be not far from me, O my God.

²²Come quickly to help me,

O Lord my Savior.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
forsake me	תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי	ta·‘az·ḇê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
far	תִּרְחַ֥ק	tir·ḥaq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from me	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
O my God	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come quickly	ח֥וּשָׁה	ḥū·šāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2363 haste, make haste
to help me	לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י	lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance
O Lord	אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
my Savior	תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃	tə·šū·‘ā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 38:21 Psalm 22:19 · Psalm 22:24 · Psalm 22:11 · Psalm 35:21–22

Psalm 38:22 Psalm 40:13 · Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 12:2 · Psalm 71:12 · Psalm 141:1 · Psalm 40:17 · Psalm 62:6 · Psalm 70:1 · Psalm 70:5 · Psalm 62:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.