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Psalms 71:12

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

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אֱ֭לֹהִיםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּרְחַ֣קtirchaqlooseרָחַקverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a wish or indirect commandH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִמֶּ֑נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.אֱ֝לֹהַ֗יelohayGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לְעֶזְרָ֥תִיleezratito helpעֶזְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5833aidhelp(-ed, -er).חישהchyshhmake hasteחִישׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “make haste”, a commandH2439to hurrymake haste.חֽוּשָׁהchushahhasteחוּשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “haste”, a commandH2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment(make) haste(-n), ready.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

Young’s Literal Translation

O God, be not far from me, O my God, for my help make haste.

World English Bible

God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

Darby Translation

O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.

Douay-Rheims

For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς μὴ μακρύνῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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