Mazmur 13:1

Psalm 13 ¹ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

13:1 How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? ² 

How long will you pay no attention to me? ³ 

Mazmur 27:9

27:9 Do not reject me! ⁴ 

Do not push your servant away in anger!

You are my deliverer! ⁵ 

Do not forsake or abandon me,

O God who vindicates me!

Mazmur 69:17

69:17 Do not ignore ⁶  your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! ⁷ 

Mazmur 88:14

88:14 O Lord, why do you reject me,

and pay no attention to me? ⁸ 

Mazmur 104:29

104:29 When you ignore them, they panic. ⁹ 

When you take away their life’s breath, they die

and return to dust.

Mazmur 143:7

143:7 Answer me quickly, Lord!

My strength is fading. ¹⁰ 

Do not reject me, ¹¹ 

or I will join ¹²  those descending into the grave. ¹³ 

[13:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 13. The psalmist, who is close to death, desperately pleads for God’s deliverance and affirms his trust in God’s faithfulness.

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “will you forget me continually.”

[13:1]  ³ tn Heb “will you hide your face from me.”

[27:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[27:9]  ⁵ tn Or “[source of] help.”

[69:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[69:17]  ⁷ tn Or “quickly.”

[88:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “[why] do you hide your face from me?”

[104:29]  ⁹ tn Heb “you hide your face, they are terrified.”

[143:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “my spirit is failing.”

[143:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” The idiom “hide the face” (1) can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) can carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[143:7]  ¹² tn Heb “I will be equal with.”

[143:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “the pit.” The Hebrew noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit; cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. See Ps 28:1.