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Old TestamentPsalms · Chapter 38

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

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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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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey