Psalm 22/Notes/Grammar.v. 2.948832
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
v. 2 – We understand the function of רָחוֹק to be a predication of "my God" (cf. DCH, 466). Alternatively, as represented by the NASB (cf. Jerome, Theodotion, Quinta, Sexta), one could understand the form as an invariable adverb with a plural subject: "Far (sg.) from my help are the words (pl.) of my groaning" (cf. JM §148b). Nevertheless, since רָחוֹק can inflect for gender and number, adverbial readings may prefer בְּרָחוֹק or מֵרָחוֹק (see our notes on Psalm 119:155), and the sense of the NASB is difficult to grasp, the elision of "Why are you...?" has been preferred here.