Psalms 69 · Verse 17

Psalms 69:17

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Psalms 69:17, King James Version

Psalms 69:17 in other translations

BSBHide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
WEBDon’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!
ASVAnd hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.
YLTAnd hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress--haste, answer me.
DARBYAnd hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.
BBELet not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.
WebsterAnd hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

What does Psalms 69:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 69:16-18

16-18. 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 69:13-21

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…

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Psalms 69:17 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.

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.Teryou hideH5641
פָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaface yourH6440
מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָme.'av.De.khafrom servant yourH5650
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
צַר\־tzar-it is distressH6887
לִ֝֗יLito me
מַהֵ֥רma.HerhurryH4116
עֲנֵֽנִי\׃'a.Ne.nianswer meH6030

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 69:17

  • 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 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 forsaken me?

  • Psalms 143:9

    Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

  • Psalms 70:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

  • Psalms 13:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

  • Psalms 66:14

    Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

  • Psalms 44:24

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

  • 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.

  • Matthew 26:38

    Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

  • Psalms 22:24

    For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

  • Psalms 40:13

    Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hide.
13:1; 22:24; 27:9; 44:24; 102:2; 143:9; Mt 27:46
for I am.
Mt 26:38
hear me speedily. Heb. make haste to hear me.
40:13; 70:1; Job 7:21

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Context

  • Psalms 69:16

    Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

  • Psalms 69:17

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

  • Psalms 69:18

    Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

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Psalms 69:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no escondas tu rostro de tu siervo; porque estoy angustiado; apresúrate, óyeme.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Réponds-moi, ô Éternel! car ta gratuité est bonne; selon la grandeur de tes compassions, tourne-toi vers moi;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und verbirg dein Angesicht nicht vor deinem Knechte! denn ich bin bedrängt; eilends erhöre mich!