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

1O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. Turn your ear toward me. Answer me quickly when I call. 3My days disappear like smoke. My bones burn like hot coals. 4My heart is beaten down and withered like grass because I have forgotten about eating.

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 13:1How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• Psalms 27:9Do not hide your face from me. Do not angrily turn me away. You have been my help. Do not leave me! Do not abandon me, O God, my savior!
• Psalms 69:17I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me. Answer me quickly!
• Psalms 88:14Why do you reject my soul, O Lord? Why do you hide your face from me?
• Psalms 143:1O Lord, listen to my prayer. Open your ears to hear my urgent requests. Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
• Job 34:29If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person?
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
• Isaiah 43:2When you go through the sea, I am with you. When you go through rivers, they will not sweep you away. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not harm you.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape.
• Psalms 71:2Rescue me and free me because of your righteousness. Turn your ear toward me, and save me.
• Psalms 88:2Let my prayer come into your presence. Turn your ear to hear my cries.
• Psalms 22:19Do not be so far away, O Lord. Come quickly to help me, O my strength.
• Psalms 40:13O Lord, please rescue me! Come quickly to help me, O Lord!
• Psalms 70:1Come quickly to rescue me, O God! Come quickly to help me, O Lord!
• Job 7:21Why don’t you forgive my disobedience and take away my sin? Soon I’ll lie down in the dust. Then you will search for me, but I’ll be gone!”
• Isaiah 65:24Before they call, I will answer. While they’re still speaking, I will hear.

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