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And do notוְאַלhideתַּסְתֵּרyour faceפָּנֶיךָfrom your servant,מֵעַבְדֶּךָforכִּיI am in distress;צַר לִיhurry,מַהֵרanswer me.עֲנֵנִי
Psalms 69:17
Study it in the app“And do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress; hurry, answer me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:17, 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- from your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- I am in distressצַרtsar
distress
To be in a tight spot, or to leave others no way out, like a besieged city.
Where else “tsar” 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
16Answer me, YHWH, for good is your loyal love; according to the abundance of your mercies turn to me.
17 · This verse (above)
18Draw near to my soul; redeem it; because of my enemies ransom me.