Psalms 35 · Verse 22

Psalms 35:22

This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Psalms 35:22, King James Version

Psalms 35:22 in other translations

BSBO LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
WEBYou have seen it, LORD. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.
ASVThou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
YLTThou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord--be not far from me,
DARBYThou hast seen it, Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.
BBEYou have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.
WebsterThis thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

What does Psalms 35:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 This thou hast seen - I have no need to adduce evidences of these wrongs; thou, to whom I appeal, hast seen them. Therefore,

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 35:17-28

Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring…

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Psalms 35:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

רָאִ֣יתָהra.'I.tahyou have seenH7200
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תֶּחֱרַ֑שׁte.che.Rashyou be silentH2790
אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
אֲל\־'al-may notH408
תִּרְחַ֥קtir.Chakyou be distantH7368
מִמֶּֽנִּי\׃mi.Me.nifrom meH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 35:22

  • Exodus 3:7

    And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  • Psalms 10:1

    Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

  • Psalms 28:1

    A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

  • Psalms 38:21

    Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.

  • Isaiah 65:6

    Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

  • Psalms 22:11

    Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

  • Psalms 71:12

    O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

  • Psalms 50:21

    These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

  • Psalms 22:19

    But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

  • Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

  • Psalms 83:1

    A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

  • Acts 7:34

    I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

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This.
Ex 3:7; Ac 7:34
keep.
28:1; 39:12; 50:21; 83:1
be.
10:1; 22:11,19; 38:21; 71:12; Isa 65:6

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Context

  • Psalms 35:21

    Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

  • Psalms 35:22

    This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

  • Psalms 35:23

    Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

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Psalms 35:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú lo has visto, oh Jehová; no calles: Señor, de mí no te alejes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu l’as vu, Éternel! ne garde pas le silence: Seigneur! ne t’éloigne pas de moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du hast es gesehen, Jehova; schweige nicht! Herr, sei nicht fern von mir!