Psalms 38:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 38:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 38:21 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 38:21 — KJV
“Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.”
— Psalms 38:21 (KJV)
Psalms 38:21 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 38:21
“And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:21: lord, god, far
“(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:21: forsake, lord, god
“If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:21: lord, god, far
“And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:21: lord, god, far
“Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 38:21: forsake, lord, god
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