Psalms 70:12
O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Deus, ne elongeris a me ; Deus meus, in auxilium meum respice.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὁ θεός, μὴ μακρύνῃς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ,
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 71:12
- אֱ֭לֹהִים אַל תִּרְחַ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חישה
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXI
12. “O Lord, my God, be not far from me” ( ver. 12 ). So it is, and the Lord is not far off at all. For, “The Lord is nigh unto them that have bruised the heart.” “My God, unto my help look Thou.” “Be they confounded and fail that engage my soul” ( ver. 13 ). What hath he desired? “Be they confounded and fail.” Why hath he desired it? “That engage my soul”? What is, “That engage my soul”? Engaging as it were unto some quarrel. For they are said to be engaged that are challenged to quarrel. If then so it is, let us beware of men that engage our soul. What is, “That engage our soul”? First provoking us to withstand God, in order that in our evil things God may displease us. …