Psalms 27:9

Hide not Thy face from me; put not Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

In Context

8In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

10For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying: 'Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.'

Psalms 13:1(13-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David. (13-2) How long, O LORD, wilt Thou forget me for ever? How long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me?

Psalms 38:21(38-22) Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

Psalms 51:11(51-13) Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me.

Psalms 69:18(69-19) Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.

Psalms 71:17O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth; and until now do I declare Thy wondrous works.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:8-14

Confidence in Divine Goodness. 7 Hear, O Lord , when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord , will I seek. 9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord , and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12… Read the whole commentary →

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