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Psalms 69:17
17Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
Psalms 69:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hide not your face from your servant, for I am in distress; make haste to answer me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in trouble; Hear me speedily.
Context of Psalms 69:17
15Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me. 16Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful. Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble! 18Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies. 19You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace. You see all that my enemies are doing.
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וְאַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־צַר־לִ֝֗י מַהֵ֥ר עֲנֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 69:17
- Psalms 13:1O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?
- Psalms 22:24For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.
- Psalms 27:9Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation!
- Psalms 44:24Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?
- Psalms 102:2Don’t turn away from me in my time of distress. Bend down to listen, and answer me quickly when I call to you.
- Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.
- Matthew 27:46At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- Matthew 26:38He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
- Psalms 40:13Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
- Psalms 70:1Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
- Job 7:21Why not just forgive my sin and take away my guilt? For soon I will lie down in the dust and die. When you look for me, I will be gone.”
Commentaries on Psalms 69:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And hide not thy face from thy servant - See the notes at Psalm 27:9. For I am in trouble - In the midst of dangers and sorrows. Literally, “there is trouble upon me.” Hear me speedily - Margin, as in Hebrew, “Make haste to hear me.” That is, Grant me without delay what I ask. The case is one of urgent necessity. I “must” have relief or I shall perish. It is not wrong to ask God to interpose at once in our behalf when we are in trouble, though it is our…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us persevere in prayer to our Lord to save us. The tokens of God's favour to us are enough to keep our spirits from sinking in the deepest outward troubles. If we think well of God, and continue to do so under the greatest hardships, we need not fear but he will do well for us. And if at any time we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-18The psalmist can only pray for rescue and relief from his enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Psa 3:7; 22:24; 27:9, &c.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 69
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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