Psalms 71:12

71:11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

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

KJV

God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

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

71:13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

What does Psalms 71:12 mean?

Psalms 71:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), רָחַק (râchaq), חוּשׁ (chûwsh).

Hebrew interlinear

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

not

farרָחַקrâchaq/raw-khak'/H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)

from

me:

make

hasteחוּשׁchûwsh/koosh/H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

for

help.עֶזְרָהʻezrâh/ez-raw'/H5833aid

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:12.

Psalms 22:19

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

Psalms 38:22

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. to: Heb. for my help

Psalms 40:13

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

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. to help: Heb. to my help

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:12 say?

Psalms 71:12 (King James Version) reads: "O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help."

Is Psalms 71:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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