Do not forsake me, O LORD;
He pleads with the LORD not to forsake him or remain far away.
This verse turns the closing prayer into a cry for presence.
1A Psalm of David, for remembrance. 2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, 3There is no soundness in my body 4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; 5My wounds are foul and festering 6I am bent and brought low; 7For my loins are full of burning pain, 8I am numb and badly crushed; 9O Lord, my every desire is before You; 10My heart pounds, my strength fails, 11My beloved and friends shun my disease, 12Those who seek my life lay snares; 13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; 14I am like a man who cannot hear, 15I wait for You, O LORD; 16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me — 17For I am ready to fall, 18Yes, I confess my iniquity; 19Many are my enemies without cause, 20Those who repay my good with evil 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; 22Come quickly to help me,