Psalm 38:11
“My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.”
King James Version
Friends and loved ones standing at a distance during suffering, fulfilled when the disciples watched from afar at Calvary.
Fulfillment References
Luke 23:49 Matthew 27:55 Mark 15:40
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore' — fulfilled at the cross, where His acquaintance and the women stood 'afar off' (Luke 23:49; Matt. 27:55). The Lord Jesus, God in flesh, was forsaken by men in His suffering, that He might draw all men to Himself.
JewishThe lament of one abandoned by friends and kin in affliction; isolation amplifying the sufferer's distress.
CatholicThe abandonment of Christ in His Passion, His friends watching from afar.
ProtestantA type of the crucified Christ, deserted in His agony, His acquaintance standing at a distance (Luke 23:49).
AcademicA lament motif of social isolation in suffering; the Passion narratives place the disciples and women at a distance.
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