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Psalm 38:22

Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

20They who give evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
21Don’t forsake me, LORD. My God, don’t be far from me.
22Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
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“Hurry” carries the strain of needing help now, while “my salvation” names the Lord as the hope of someone still in distress.

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Where else Scripture says this

5 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 40:13Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.Both prayers ask the Lord to hurry to help, expressing need with the same direct words.
Psalm 27:1By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?Both name the Lord as salvation, though Psalm 38 pleads for help and Psalm 27 speaks with confidence against fear.
Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD, the LORD, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”Both identify God as salvation; Isaiah voices trust without fear, while Psalm 38 voices an urgent need for help.
Psalm 141:1A Psalm by David. LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.Both address the Lord with urgency, asking him to act without delay.
Psalm 71:12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.Both ask God to hurry to help, and their surrounding pleas express the fear of his being far away.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. waiting. feeling distant from God.

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Encouragement

The psalm ends with a plea, without describing relief. Even here, the speaker addresses the Lord as “my salvation”; urgency has not erased his trust.

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