Bible Strands
Psalms 69:17
Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD, pleading for immediate divine attention while in acute personal distress.
The words — The Hebrew phrase תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ (tasTer paNeiKha) literally renders "hide Your face," while עֲנֵנִי מַהֵר ('aNeNi maHer) commands "answer me quickly."
The thread — This specific plea for unhidden divine presence and swift response appears in Psalms 27:9 and Psalms 102:2.
Why it lands — The text records a direct demand for urgent intervention rather than offering reassurance, requiring the reader to recognize prayer as an immediate appeal for action in crisis.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 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.
- Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- 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 143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
- Psalms 13:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
- Psalms 44:24 Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
- Psalms 66:14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
- Psalms 22:24 For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- Psalms 40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.