Psalms 69:17

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hide	תַּסְתֵּ֣ר tas.Ter	H5641	to hide (by covering) · verb, hiphil jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
face	פָּ֭נֶיךָ Pa.nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
servant	מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ me.'av.De.kha	H5650	a servant · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
trouble	צַר tzar-	H6887	to cramp · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hear	עֲנֵֽנִי 'a.Ne.ni	H6030	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
speedily	מַהֵר mahêr	H4118	properly

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Cross-references

Psalms 27:9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salv…
Psalms 102:2 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.
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou fo…
Psalms 70:1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
Psalms 143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Psalms 13:1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 44:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Psalms 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

David had been speaking before of the spiteful reproaches which his enemies cast upon him; here he adds, But, as for me, my prayer is unto thee. They spoke ill of him for his fasting and praying, and for that he was made the song of the drunkards; but, notwithstanding that, he resolves to continue praying. Note, Though we may be jeered for well-doing, we must never be jeered out of it. Those can bear but little for God, and their confessing his name before men, that cannot bear a scoff and a hard word rather than quit their duty. David's enemies were very abusive to him, but this was his comfort, that he had a God to go to, with whom he would lodge his cause. "They think to carry their cause…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

These earnest terms are often used, and the address to God, as indifferent or averse, is found in Psa 3:7; Psa 22:24; Psa 27:9, &c.

John Gill on Psalms 69:17

And hide not thy face from thy servant,.... This is a character that is frequently given to Christ as Mediator; he is a servant of God's choosing, calling, and appointing; of his sending, bringing forth, and supporting; who is an obedient, diligent, righteous, and prudent one; who always reverenced and honoured him whose servant he was, Isaiah 42:1; now, when he was on the cross, suffering in the room and stead of his people, his Father hid his face from him; which he here deprecates, and desires he would not continue to do, seeing he was his servant, now doing his service, and about to finish it, even the great work of man's redemption; and for a reason following; for I am in trouble; in s…

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John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

Psalm 69:14-18 14. Deliver me from the mire, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from my adversaries, and from the deep waters. 15. Let not the flood of waters overflow me; and let not the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit [82] close its mouth upon me. 16. Answer me, O Jehovah! for thy mercy [83] is good: in the multitude of thy compassions [84] look upon me. 17. And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hasten! answer me! 18. Draw near to my soul, redeem it; deliver me, on account of my enemies. 14. Deliver me from the mire, that I may not sink. The Psalmist repeats the same similitude which he had used before, but in a different manner. He had previously sai…

The Church Fathers

"Turn not away Your face from Your child" [Psalm 69:17]. And this is a commending of humility; "from Your child," that is, "from Your little one:" because now I have been rid of pride through the discipline of tribulation, "turn not away Your face from Your child." This is that beautiful mercy of God, whereof he spoke above. For in the following verse he explains that whereof he spoke: "For I am troubled, speedily hearken unto me." What is "speedily"? Now there is no cause why You must defer it: I am troubled, my affliction has gone before; let Your mercy follow.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 69

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Dictionary and topics

Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning “bitterness” (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). (2.) Heb.…
Gin — A trap. (1.) Ps. 140:5, 141:9, Amos 3:5, the Hebrew word used, mokesh, means a noose or “snare,” as it is elsewhere rendered (Ps. 18:5; Prov. 13:14, etc.). (2.) Job 18:9, Isa. 8:14, Heb. pah, a plate…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Shoshannim — Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title). Some think that an instrument of six strings is meant.
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 69:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

John Gill on Psalms 69:17

John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 69:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:13-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16

John Gill on Psalms 69:17

John Calvin on Psalms 69:14-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 69:14-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 69:13-18

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 69:17