Psalms 71:12

Psa 71:12 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

Ver. 12. O God, be not far from me ] The insolence of his enemies sets an edge upon his prayers Oratio sine malis est avis sine alis. Our Saviour in his agony prayed the more earnestly, Luke 22:44 .