Psalms 22:19 - Exposition

But be not thou far from me, O Lord (comp. Psalms 22:11 ). The special trouble for which he had invoked God's aid having been minutely described, the Sufferer reverts to his prayer, which he first repeats, and then strengthens and enforces by requesting that the aid may be given speedily, O my strength, haste thee to help me. Eyaluth , the abstract term used for "strength," seems to mean "source, or substance, of all strength."