Mazmur 22:11

22:11 Do not remain far away from me,

for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. ¹ 

Mazmur 34:14

34:14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! ² 

Strive for peace and promote it! ³ 

Mazmur 35:22

35:22 But you take notice, ⁴  Lord!

O Lord, do not remain far away from me!

Mazmur 38:21

38:21 Do not abandon me, O Lord!

My God, do not remain far away from me!

Mazmur 88:18

88:18 You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; ⁵ 

those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. ⁶ 

Mazmur 101:4

101:4 I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; ⁷ 

I will not permit ⁸  evil.

Mazmur 119:155

119:155 The wicked have no chance for deliverance, ⁹ 

for they do not seek your statutes.

[22:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and there is no helper.”

[34:14]  ² tn Or “do good.”

[34:14]  ³ tn Heb “seek peace and pursue it.”

[35:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “you see, O Lord.” There is a deliberate play on words. In v. 21 the enemies say, “our eye sees,” but the psalmist is confident that the Lord “sees” as well, so he appeals to him for help (see also v. 17).

[88:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “you cause to be far from me friend and neighbor.”

[88:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “those known by me, darkness.”

[101:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “a perverse heart will turn aside from me.” The adjective עִקֵּשׁ (’iqqesh) has the basic nuance “twisted; crooked” and by extension refers to someone or something that is morally perverse (see Ps 18:26). It appears frequently in the Book of Proverbs, where it is used of evil people (22:5), speech (8:8; 19:1), thoughts (11:20; 17:20), and life styles (2:15; 28:6).

[101:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “know.” The king will not willingly allow perverse individuals to remain in his royal court.

[119:155]  ⁹ tn Heb “far from the wicked [is] deliverance.”