Psalms 22:11

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
Psalms 22:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“I made sackcloth also my garment, etc.] Though we nowhere read that Jesus put on sackcloth upon any occasion, yet it is not improbable that he did; besides, the phrase may only intend that he mourned and sorrowed at certain times, as persons do when they put on sackcloth: moreover, as the common garb of his forerunner was raiment of camels’ hair, with a leathern girdle; so it is very likely his own was very mean, suitable to his condition; who, though he was rich, for our sakes became poor; and I became a proverb to them; a byword; so that when they saw any person in sackcloth, or in vile raiment, behold such an one looks like Jesus of Nazareth.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“From this statement of reasons for the appeal, he renews it, pleading his double extremity, the nearness of trouble, and the absence of a helper.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Be not: Psa 10:1, Psa 13:1-3, Psa 35:22, Psa 38:21, Psa 69:1, Psa 69:2, Psa 69:18, Psa 71:12; Joh 16:32; Heb 5:7 none to help: Heb. not a helper, Psa 72:12, Psa 142:4-6; Deu 32:36; Mat 26:56, Mat 26:72, Mat 26:74 Psalms 22:12”
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