Mazmur 69:17

69:17 Do not ignore ¹  your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! ² 

Mazmur 86:7

86:7 In my time of trouble I cry out to you,

for you will answer me.

Mazmur 107:6

107:6 They cried out to the Lord in their distress;

he delivered them from their troubles.

Mazmur 142:2

142:2 I pour out my lament before him;

I tell him about ³  my troubles.

[69:17]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “quickly.”

[142:2]  ³ tn Heb “my trouble before him I declare.”