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.
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Gill's Exposition
Hide not thy face far from me,.... Yea, not at all from him; for the word "far" is not in the text: this is sometimes the case of the best of men, and was of the psalmist at times, and might be now,…
Barnes' Notes
Hide not thy face far from me - Compare the notes at Psa 4:6. To “hide the face” is to turn it away with displeasure, as if we would not look on one who has offended us. The favor of God is often…
David in these verses expresses,
I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by…
Cambridge Bible
Hide not thy face from me (R.V.). A prayer grounded on the divine promise which he has obeyed. Cp. Psa 22:14.
put not&c. Or, turn not, like the unjust judge who turns the needy from his right (Job…
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