Psalms 102:2

Psalms 102:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

Context of Psalms 102:2

1Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to me when I call to you for help. Now that I am in trouble, please do not turn away from me. Listen carefully to me. Now that I am calling to you for help, please answer me quickly. 3My life is quickly disappearing, like smoke from a fire. My bones hurt very much, as if they were burning in an oven. 4I am very weak and upset, like dry grass that will soon die. I even forget to eat my food.

Psalms 102:2 word by word

אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֬ר פָּנֶ֨יךָ׀ מִמֶּנִּי֮ בְּי֪וֹם צַ֫ר לִ֥י הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אָזְנֶ֑ךָ בְּי֥וֹם אֶ֝קְרָ֗א מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• not thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• from me in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I am in troubleצַרtsar tsâr · narrowH6862
• inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• I callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me speedilyמַהֵרmahêr · quickH4118

Cross-references for Psalms 102:2

• Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
• Psalms 27:9Please do not turn away from me. I am your servant, so do not be angry with me. You have always helped me in the past, so do not push me away now. You are the one who saves me, God, so do not turn away from me.
• Psalms 69:17Do not turn away from me, your servant. I am in great trouble, so please answer me very soon.
• Psalms 88:14Lord, why do you throw me out? Why do you turn away from me?
• Psalms 143:1Lord, I pray to you for help. Please listen to me. Answer me, because you do what is right, and I know that I can trust you.
• Job 34:29But if God decides to do nothing, no one can say that he is wrong. If he hides himself, no one can see him. But he still rules over people and over nations.
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord to do what he says. He has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. But I will trust him to do what is right.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13You may often want to do wrong things. The things that are difficult for you are difficult for other people too. Remember that God is always there to help you. He will not let any bad thing be too difficult for you. He will help you to stand against it. When you want to do something wrong, God will make you strong in your spirit. He will show you a way out, so that you do not do anything wrong.
• Psalms 71:2You always do what is right, so please rescue me! Listen to me, and come to save me!
• Psalms 88:2Please listen to my prayer! I am calling to you for help!
• Psalms 22:19But Lord, please do not stay far away from me! You can make me strong again. Please hurry to help me!
• Psalms 40:13Lord, please save me! Lord, come quickly to help me!
• Psalms 70:1God, please save me! Lord, come quickly to help me!
• Job 7:21You should agree to forgive my sins. You should say that I am not guilty. I will soon die and I will go into my grave. Then you will carefully look for me, but I will not be there.’
• Isaiah 65:24Before they call to me for help, I will answer them. While they are still praying, I will hear them.

Commentaries on Psalms 102:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Hide not thy face from me - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “Do not turn away thy face from me.” The sense is essentially the same. The prayer is, that God would not refuse to look graciously upon him; that he would turn his attention to him; that he would regard his supplications. See the notes at Psalm 10:1; compare Psalm 13:1; Psalm 27:9; Job 13:24; Job 34:29; Deuteronomy 31:17. In the day when I am in trouble - When sorrows come upon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist asks the Lord not to turn away (or hide your face). Israel experienced God turning his face away when they were exiled.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-3. The terms used occur in Psa 4:1; 17:1, 6; 18:6; 31:2, 10; 37:20.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Cleave
• Create
• Destitute
• Regard
• Accommodation
• Job, Book of
• Psalms, Book of
• lament, lamentation

Commentaries on Psalms 102

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings