22 Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
22 You have seen, O Lord; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
22 Don't you see what they're doing, God? You're not going to let them Get by with it, are you? Not going to walk off without doing something, are you?
22 This You have seen, O Lord; Do not keep silence. O Lord, do not be far from me.
22 O Lord, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, OÂ Lord.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 35:22
Commentary on Psalm 35:17-28
(Read Psalm 35:17-28)
Though the people of God are, and study to be, quiet, yet it has been common for their enemies to devise deceitful matters against them. David prays, My soul is in danger, Lord, rescue it; it belongs to thee the Father of spirits, therefore claim thine own; it is thine, save it! Lord, be not far from me, as if I were a stranger. He who exalted the once suffering Redeemer, will appear for all his people: the roaring lion shall not destroy their souls, any more than he could that of Christ, their Surety. They trust their souls in his hands, they are one with him by faith, are precious in his sight, and shall be rescued from destruction, that they may give thanks in heaven.