Lord, why do you stay so far away?\par People with troubles can’t see you.\par
Psalm 35:22 - Easy To Read Version Lord, surely you can see what is happening.\par So don’t keep quiet.\par Don’t leave me.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have seen this, O Lord; keep not silence! O Lord, be not far from me! American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast seen it, O Jehovah; keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Common English Bible But you’ve seen it too, LORD. Don’t keep quiet about it. Please don’t be far from me, my Lord. |
Lord, why do you stay so far away?\par People with troubles can’t see you.\par
\{Lord,\} surely you see the cruel and evil things\par that bad people do.\par Look at those things,\par and do something!\par People with many troubles\par come to you for help.\par Lord, you are the One who helps orphans. {\cf2\super [56]} \par \{So help them!\}\par
So, God, don’t leave me!\par Trouble is near.\par And there is no person to help me.\par
People are all around me.\par They are like powerful bulls that surrounded me.\par
Lord, don’t leave me!\par You are my strength.\par Hurry and help me!\par
Lord, you are my Rock, {\cf2\super [168]} \par I am calling to you for help.\par Don’t close your ears to my prayers.\par If you don’t answer my calls for help,\par then people will think I am no better\par than the dead people in the grave.\par
Lord, hear my prayer!\par Listen to the words I cry to you.\par Look at my tears.\par I am only a traveler\par passing through this life with you.\par Like all my ancestors, I live here only\par a short time. {\cf2\super [241]} \par
You did these bad things,\par and I said nothing.\par So you thought\par that I was just like you.\par Well, I won’t be quiet any longer!\par I will make it very clear to you,\par and I will criticize you to your face!\par
God, don’t keep quiet!\par Don’t close your ears!\par Please say something, God.\par
Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.
“Look, here is a bill that must be paid. \{This bill shows you are guilty for your sins.\} I will not be quiet until I pay this bill, and I will pay the bill by punishing you.
I have seen my people suffer much in Egypt. I have heard my people crying. I have come down to save them. Come now, Moses, I am sending you back to Egypt.’ {\cf2\super [135]}