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Do notאַלhideתַּסְתֵּרyour faceפָּנֶיךָfrom meמִמֶּנִּיin the dayבְּיוֹםof my distress;צַר לִיinclineהַטֵּהto meאֵלַיyour ear;אָזְנֶךָin the dayבְּיוֹםI call,אֶקְרָאhurry,מַהֵרanswer me.עֲנֵנִי
Psalms 102:2
Study it in the app“Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress; incline to me your ear; in the day I call, hurry, answer me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 102:2, word by word
- hideתַּסְתֵּרtaster
hide the face
"Hide the face": withdraw favor.
Where else “taster” appears- your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- in the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of my distressצַרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- inclineהַטֵּהhate
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hate” appears- your earאָזְנֶazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears- I callאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears- hurryמַהֵרmaher
quickly
Quickly, in haste.
Where else “maher” appears- answer meעֲנֵane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “ane” appears
The context
1A prayer of the afflicted one, when he grows faint and before YHWH pours out his complaint. YHWH, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
2 · This verse (above)
3For my days have been consumed in smoke, and my bones like a hearth are burned.