Bible Strands
Psalms 102:2
Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting —The psalmist, identified as an afflicted person growing faint, addresses the LORD directly during a period of acute distress.
The words —The verb תּסתר (tas.Ter) translates literally as "you hide," while הטה (ha.teh) means "incline," structuring the verse as a command to remove divine concealment and direct attention toward the speaker.
The thread —The identical plea to avoid hiding His face appears in Psalms 69:17 and Psalms 27:9, and Isaiah 8:17 records the same divine action of hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
Why it lands —The text demands immediate divine attention and response rather than passive endurance, requiring the reader to present urgent need directly to God without mediation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 69:17 Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
- Psalms 27:9 Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
- Isaiah 8:17 I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- Psalms 70:1 For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
- Psalms 71:2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
- Psalms 88:2 May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
- Psalms 104:29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
- Psalms 143:7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
- Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.