unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/038/021.md

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Do not abandon me ... do not stay far away from me

These two phrases have very similar meanings. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

do not stay far away from me

Because Yahweh has not yet answered the writer's request, he speaks of Yahweh as if Yahweh were standing far away from the writer. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)