Mazmur 27:9

27:9 Do not reject me! ¹ 

Do not push your servant away in anger!

You are my deliverer! ² 

Do not forsake or abandon me,

O God who vindicates me!

Mazmur 118:7

118:7 The Lord is on my side ³  as my helper. ⁴ 

I look in triumph on those who hate me.

[27:9]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “[source of] help.”

[118:7]  ³ tn Heb “for me.”

[118:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.