Psalms 27:9
Do not hide thy face from me, Do not repulse, in thine anger, thine own servant,—My help, thou hast been, Do not send me away nor forsake me, O my saving God!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8To thee, said my heart—[When thou saidst] Seek ye my face—Thy face, O Yahweh, will I seek!
10When, my own father and mother, had forsaken me, Then, Yahweh, took me up!
Cross References
1 Samuel 7:12And Samuel took a certain stone, and set it between Mizpah and Yeshanah, and called the name thereof Eben-ezer,—and said, Hitherto, hath Yahweh helped us.
Psalms 13:1How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 38:21Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Psalms 51:11Do not cast me away from thy presence, And, thy Holy Spirit, do not take from me:
Psalms 69:18Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
Psalms 71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders;
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 →