Psalms 27 · Verse 9

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 salvation.
Psalms 27:9, King James Version

Psalms 27:9 in other translations

BSBHide 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.
WEBDon’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
ASVHide not thy face from me; Put not thy servant away in anger: Thou hast been my help; Cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
YLTHide not Thy face from me, Turn not aside in anger Thy servant, My help Thou hast been. Leave me not, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
DARBYHide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, OGod of my salvation.
BBELet not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.
WebsterHide not thy face from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

What does Psalms 27:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. Hide not, &c.--(Psa 4:6; 22:24). Against rejection he pleads former mercy and love.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Hide not thy face - from me - As my face is towards thee wheresoever I am, so let thy face be turned towards me. In a Persian MS. poem entitled Shah we Gudda, "The King and the Beggar," I have found a remarkable couplet, most strangely and artificially involved, which expresses exactly the same sentiment one meaning of which is: - Our face is towards Thee in all our ways; Thy face is towards us in all our intentions. Something similar, though not the same sentiment is in Hafiz, lib. i., gaz. v., cap. 2: - How can we with the disciples turn our face towards the kaaba, When our spiritual instructer turns his face to wards the wine-cellar? I shall subjoin a higher authority than either: - Ὁτι οφθαλμοι Κυριου επι δικαιους, Και ωτα αυτου εις δεησις αυτων· Προσωπον δε Κυριου επι ποιουντας κακα. 1Pet 3:12. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous; And his ears to their supplication: And the face of the Lord is upon the workers of evil.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 27:7-14

Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us…

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Psalms 27:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תַּסְתֵּ֬רtas.Teryou hideH5641
פָּנֶ֨יךָ\׀pa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
מִמֶּנִּי֮mi.me.Nifrom meH4480
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תַּט\־tat-you turn asideH5186
בְּאַ֗ףbe.'Afin angerH639
עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaservant yourH5650
עֶזְרָתִ֥י'ez.ra.Tihelp myH5833
הָיִ֑יתָha.Yi.tayou have beenH1961
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִיti.te.She.niyou abandon meH5203
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִיta.'az.Ve.niyou forsake meH5800
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiO God ofH430
יִשְׁעִֽי\׃yish.'Isalvation myH3468

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Cross references for Psalms 27:9

  • Psalms 69:17

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

  • Psalms 143:7

    Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 46:3-4

    Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17-18

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Psalms 38:21-22

    Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

  • Jeremiah 32:40

    And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  • Psalms 24:5

    He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  • Psalms 71:17-18

    O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  • Psalms 44:24

    Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hide.
13:1; 44:24; 69:17; 102:2; 143:7; Isa 59:2
put.
51:11; Isa 50:1
thou.
71:5,6,17,18; 1Sa 7:12; Isa 46:3,4; 2Co 1:9,10; 2Ti 4:17,18
leave.
38:21; 119:121; 1Ch 28:9; Jer 32:40; Heb 13:5
O God.
24:5; 38:21,22; 88:1

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Context

  • Psalms 27:8

    When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

  • 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 salvation.

  • Psalms 27:10

    When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

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Psalms 27:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No escondas tu rostro de mí, no apartes con ira á tu siervo: mi ayuda has sido; no me dejes y no me desampares, Dios de mi salud.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ne me cache pas ta face, ne repousse point ton serviteur avec colère. Tu as été mon secours; ne me délaisse pas, et ne m’abandonne pas, ô Dieu de mon salut!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Verbirg dein Angesicht nicht vor mir, weise nicht ab im Zorne deinen Knecht! Du bist meine Hülfe gewesen; laß mich nicht und verlaß mich nicht, Gott meines Heils!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, et benedic hæreditati tuæ; et rege eos, et extolle illos usque in æternum.