Psalms 22:11 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 22:11

Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

⋯

Commentary

4 voices

Eusebius of Caesarea

PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 10:8.501 (339)

It is surely the very climax of affliction to have no helper. For Christ went for the salvation of the souls in hades that had so long awaited his arrival. He went down to shatter the gates of brass, and to break the iron bonds and to let them go free that before were prisoners in hades, which was indeed done, when many bodies of the saints that slept arose and entered with him into the true holy city of God.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

"Be not far from me." This is the petition for which he has been using such varied and powerful pleas. His great woe was that God had forsaken him, his great prayer is that he would be near him. A lively sense of the divine presence is a mighty stay to the heart in times of distress. "For trouble is near; for there is none to help." There are two "fors," as though faith gave a double knock at mercy's gate; that is a powerful prayer which is full of holy reasons and thoughtful arguments.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

From this statement of reasons for the appeal, he renews it, pleading his double extremity, the nearness of trouble, and the absence of a helper. His enemies, with the vigor of bulls and rapacity of lions, surround him, eagerly seeking his ruin. The force of both figures is greater without the use of any particle denoting comparison.

Modern Voices1 voice

Chuck Missler

1934–2018

How Can We Be Sure? (article) (2021)

Psalm 22 reads as if it was dictated, first person singular, as He hung on the cross, even though it was written 700 years earlier.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּרְחַ֣ק	tir.Chak	you be far	H7368 →
מִ֭מֶּנִּי	Mi.me.ni	from me	H4480 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
צָרָ֣ה	tza.Rah	trouble	H6869 →
קְרוֹבָ֑ה	ke.ro.Vah	[is] near	H7138 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
עוֹזֵֽר׃	o.Zer	[is] a helper	H5826 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 16:32
“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father…
leads to
- Zechariah 13:7
  Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against…
- Matthew 26:31
  Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be…
Through
Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…
leads to
- Luke 22:41–44
  And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
- John 17:1
  When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- Matthew 27:46
  About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Mark 14:32–39
  Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
- John 17:4–5
  I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
Through
Psalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
leads to
- Job 29:12
  because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

Featured studies on this passage

On Psalms 22:11

The Messianic Psalms

Six psalms previewing the life of Christ — from begotten Son (Ps 2) to crucified silence (Ps 22) to the Priest-King at God's right hand (Ps 110). Tri-fold taxonomy: Fulfilled in First Coming · Awaiting Second · Progressively Fulfilled.

Open the study →

The Inspiration of Saint Matthew — Caravaggio

Walks through Psalms 22

The Fulfillment Formula (Matthew's Ten Quotations) MannaFest

Open the study →

The Prophet Isaiah, Sistine Chapel ceiling — Michelangelo

Walks through Psalms 22

Messianic Prophecy

The full catalog as a receipt ledger — the Old Testament text, the New Testament usage, and the witness, side by side, with every count rendered live from the data and every contested reading shown with both columns.

Open the study →

Walks through Psalms 22

The Scarlet Thread: MannaFest

Open the study →

About Psalms

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Psalms: the study guide →Read chapter 22 →The featured study →

Continue: Psalms 22 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms