# 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]])