Psalms 38 · Verse 22

Psalms 38:22

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
Psalms 38:22, King James Version

Psalms 38:22 in other translations

BSBCome quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
WEBHurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
ASVMake haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
YLTHaste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
DARBYMake haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
BBECome quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.
WebsterMake haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

What does Psalms 38:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 38:21-22

21-22. (Compare Psa 22:19; 35:3). All terms of frequent use. In this Psalm the language is generally susceptible of application to Christ as a sufferer, David, as such, typifying Him. This does not require us to apply the confessions of sin, but only the pains or penalties which He bore for us.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Make haste to help me - I am dying; save, Lord, or I perish. Whoever carefuIly reads over this Psalm will see what a grievous and bitter thing it is to sin against the Lord, and especially to sin after having known his mercy, and after having escaped from the corruption that is in the world. Reader, be on thy guard; a life of righteousness may be lost by giving way to a moment's temptation, and a fair character sullied for ever! Let him that most assuredly standeth take heed lest he fall. 'Tis but a grain of sweet that one can sow, To reap a harvest of wide-wasting wo.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 38:12-22

Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the…

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Psalms 38:22 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.

ח֥וּשָׁהChu.shahmake haste !H2363
לְעֶזְרָתִ֑יle.'ez.ra.Tito help myH5833
אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי\׃te.shu.'a.Tisalvation myH8668

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

Cross references for Psalms 38:22

  • Psalms 40:13

    Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Psalms 141:1

    A Psalm of David. Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

  • Psalms 71:12

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

  • Psalms 70:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

  • Psalms 62:6

    He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

  • Psalms 40:17

    But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

  • Psalms 70:5

    But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

  • Psalms 62:2

    He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Make.
40:13,17; 70:1,5; 71:12; 141:1
to help me. Heb. for my help. O Lord.
27:1; 62:2,6; Isa 12:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 38:21

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

  • Psalms 38:22

    Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

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Psalms 38:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Apresúrate á ayudarme, oh Señor, mi salud.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éternel! ne m’abandonne point; mon Dieu! ne t’éloigne pas de moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Eile zu meiner Hülfe, Herr, meine Rettung!