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Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. <a href="/nlt/psalms/27.htm">New Living Translation</a> Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation! <a href="/esv/psalms/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! <a href="/bsb/psalms/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/psalms/27.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/27.htm">New King James Version</a> Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. <a href="/nasb_/psalms/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, God of my salvation! <a href="/nasb/psalms/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation! <a href="/nasb77/psalms/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Do not hide Thy face from me, Do not turn Thy servant away in anger; Thou hast been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation! <a href="/lsb/psalms/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your slave away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me and do not forsake me, O God of my salvation! <a href="/amp/psalms/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor leave me, O God of my salvation! <a href="/csb/psalms/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation. <a href="/hcsb/psalms/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or abandon me, God of my salvation. <a href="/asv/psalms/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hide 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. <a href="/cev/psalms/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> so don't hide from me. I am your servant, LORD, and you have helped me. Don't turn from me in anger. You alone keep me safe. Don't reject or desert me. <a href="/erv/psalms/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hide 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. <a href="/gwt/psalms/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Do not hide your face from me. Do not angrily turn me away. You have been my help. Do not leave me! Do not abandon me, O God, my savior! <a href="/gnt/psalms/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't hide yourself from me! Don't be angry with me; don't turn your servant away. You have been my help; don't leave me, don't abandon me, O God, my savior. <a href="/isv/psalms/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> Do not hide your face from me; do not turn away in anger from your servant. You have been my help, therefore do not abandon or forsake me, God of my salvation. <a href="/msb/psalms/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/psalms/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me! <a href="/nheb/psalms/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do not hide your face from me. Do not put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Do not abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation. <a href="/wbt/psalms/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Hide 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. <a href="/web/psalms/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Do not hide Your face from me, "" Do not turn Your servant aside in anger, "" You have been my help. Do not leave me, nor forsake me, "" O God of my salvation. <a href="/ylt/psalms/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Hide 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. <a href="/slt/psalms/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou wilt not cover thy face from me; thou wilt not turn away thy servant in anger: thou, wert my help; thou wilt not leave me and thou wilt not forsake me, my God saving me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Turn not away thy face from me; decline not in thy wrath from thy servant. Be thou my helper, forsake me not; do not thou despise me, O God my Saviour. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 26:9>Do not turn your face away from me. In your wrath, do not turn aside from your servant. Be my helper. Do not abandon me, and do not despise me, O God, my Saviour. <a href="/nabre/psalms/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not hide your face from me; do not repel your servant in anger. You are my salvation; do not cast me off; do not forsake me, God my savior! <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not hide your face from me. Do not turn your servant away in anger, you who have been my help. Do not cast me off, do not forsake me, O God of my salvation!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Turn not away thy face from me, O LORD; trouble not thy servant in anger; thou hast been my help, O LORD; east me not out, neither leave me, O my God and my Saviour. <a href="/hpbt/psalms/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> LORD JEHOVAH, do not turn your face from me and do not afflict your Servant in anger. You shall not cast me out, neither abandon me, my God and my Savior.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hide not Thy face far 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. <a href="/sep/psalms/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Turn not thy face away from me, turn not thou away from thy servant in anger: be thou my helper, forsake me not; and, O God my Saviour, overlook me not. <a href="/parallel/psalms/27-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2839" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/27.htm">The LORD is My Salvation</a> …8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek. 9<a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: tas·têr (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">Hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: taṭ- (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in anger.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/5833.htm" title="5833: ‘ez·rā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Help, helper, assistance. Or mezrath; feminine of ezer; aid.">my helper;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5203.htm" title="5203: tiṭ·ṭə·šê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. Smite; by implication to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon.">leave me</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ta·‘az·ḇê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">forsake me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">O God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3468.htm" title="3468: yiš·‘î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare. Or yeshai; from yasha'; liberty, deliverance, prosperity.">of my salvation.</a> 10Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a> “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a> Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a> Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a> So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a> and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a> Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. <a href="/john/14-18.htm">John 14:18</a> I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. <a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14-15</a> But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! <a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5</a> No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">2 Corinthians 4:9</a> persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. <a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Isaiah 64:7</a> No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. <a href="/1_kings/8-57.htm">1 Kings 8:57</a> May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us. <a href="/lamentations/3-31.htm">Lamentations 3:31-32</a> For the Lord will not cast us off forever. / Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hide not your face far from me; put not your servant away in anger: you have been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.Hide<a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1</a> 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?<a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Psalm 44:24</a> Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?<a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Psalm 69:17</a> And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.put<a href="/psalms/51-11.htm">Psalm 51:11</a> Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.<a href="/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a> Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.thou<a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5,6,17,18</a> For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth… <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a> Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.<a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">Isaiah 46:3,4</a> 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: … leave<a href="/psalms/38-21.htm">Psalm 38:21</a> Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.<a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Psalm 119:121</a> AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.<a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9</a> 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.O God<a href="/psalms/24-5.htm">Psalm 24:5</a> He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.<a href="/psalms/38-21.htm">Psalm 38:21,22</a> Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me… <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1</a> A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/22-19.htm">Far</a> <a href="/job/20-13.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/job/34-33.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/25-5.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/25-16.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/21-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/27-10.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/30-10.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/35-12.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/psalms/28-8.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/psalms/38-22.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 27</div>1. <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">David sustains his faith by prayer</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Hide not Your face from me In biblical times, the "face" of God symbolized His presence and favor. When God "hides His face," it indicates a withdrawal of His presence or blessing, often due to sin or disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a>). The psalmist's plea reflects a deep desire for God's continued presence and favor, echoing the sentiments found in <a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a>, where the blessing includes God making His face shine upon His people.Nor turn away Your servant in anger This phrase acknowledges the possibility of divine anger, often a response to human sinfulness. The psalmist identifies as God's servant, a term denoting loyalty and submission. The plea for God not to turn away in anger suggests a recognition of personal unworthiness and a reliance on God's mercy, similar to the intercessory pleas of Moses in <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>.You have been my helper The psalmist recalls past experiences of God's assistance, reinforcing trust in God's faithfulness. This acknowledgment of God as a helper is a recurring theme in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Psalm 54:4</a>) and reflects the covenant relationship where God acts as a protector and provider for His people. It also prefigures the role of the Holy Spirit as the Helper in the New Testament (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>).Do not leave me or forsake me This plea echoes the covenant promise God made to His people, assuring them of His constant presence (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>, <a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5</a>). The fear of being abandoned by God is a profound concern, reflecting the human need for divine companionship and support. This assurance is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who promises to be with His followers always (<a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>).O God of my salvation The psalmist acknowledges God as the source of salvation, both in physical deliverance and spiritual redemption. This title emphasizes God's role as Savior, a theme that runs throughout the Old Testament and finds its ultimate expression in Jesus Christ, whose name means "The Lord saves" (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>). The psalmist's reliance on God for salvation underscores the belief in God's power to rescue and redeem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/27.htm">Psalm 27</a>, David is expressing a deep personal plea to God, reflecting his reliance on divine presence and assistance. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> Referred to as the "God of my salvation," highlighting His role as a deliverer and protector in David's life. 3. <a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a> David refers to himself as God's servant, indicating a relationship of humility and submission to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> David's plea underscores the importance of relying on God in times of distress. Believers are encouraged to seek God's presence and help in their own lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> The assurance that God does not forsake His people is a central theme. Believers can find comfort in God's unchanging nature and His promises. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_humility.htm">Prayer and Humility</a> David's approach to God is one of humility and earnest prayer. This teaches believers the importance of approaching God with a humble heart, acknowledging their need for His guidance and support. <a href="/topical/g/god_as_helper.htm">God as Helper</a> Recognizing God as a helper is crucial for believers. This perspective encourages trust in God's ability to provide and protect, even in challenging circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_face.htm">Seeking God's Face</a> The desire for God's presence ("Do not hide Your face") emphasizes the importance of seeking a personal and intimate relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 27</a> <a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_horn_of_salvation.htm">What is the horn of salvation?</a> <a href="/q/can_david's_claim_be_proven_scientifically.htm">(Psalm 27:1) How can David's bold claim that God is his light and salvation be tested or proven scientifically or historically?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_family_conflict.htm">What Old Testament prophecies predict the Messiah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Far.--This is unnecessary and misleading.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - Hide not thy face far from me. It would he useless for David to "seek God's face," if God should determine to "hide his face" from him. David felt from time to time as if God's face was hidden from him, as we see in other psalms (<a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Psalm 10:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Psalm 13:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Psalm 69:17</a>, etc.); and so also did other saints (<a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Psalm 44:24</a>; <a href="/psalms/88-14.htm">Psalm 88:14</a>). In most instances, probably, God sends the feeling as a chastisement, that the heart may turn with more sincerity to him. Put not thy servant away in anger; i.e. reject me not - cast me not off. The verb used is very strong and emphatic. Thou hast been my Help. Ever in the past I have had thee for Helper (comp. <a href="/psalms/3-3.htm">Psalm 3:3-7</a>; <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Psalm 6:8-10</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>, etc.). God's goodness to us in the past must ever be our chief ground of confidence in him for the future. Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation (comp. <a href="/psalms/94-14.htm">Psalm 94:14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/psalms/27-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Hide תַּסְתֵּ֬ר (tas·têr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> To hide, conceal not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not Your face פָּנֶ֨יךָ ׀ (pā·ne·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face from me, מִמֶּנִּי֮ (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of nor אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not turn away תַּט־ (taṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Your servant עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant in anger. בְּאַ֗ף (bə·’ap̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire You have been הָיִ֑יתָ (hā·yî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be my helper; עֶזְרָתִ֥י (‘ez·rā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5833.htm">Strong's 5833: </a> Help, helper, assistance do not אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not leave me תִּטְּשֵׁ֥נִי (tiṭ·ṭə·šê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5203.htm">Strong's 5203: </a> To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon or וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not forsake me, תַּֽ֝עַזְבֵ֗נִי (ta·‘az·ḇê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit O God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of my salvation. יִשְׁעִֽי׃ (yiš·‘î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3468.htm">Strong's 3468: </a> Deliverance, rescue, salvation, safety, welfare <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/27-9.htm">Psalm 27:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 27:9 Don't hide your face from me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/27-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 27:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 27:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/27-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 27:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 27:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>