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Do Not Hide Your Face From Me
{A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.} Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.
{A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.} Jehovah, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto thee.
A prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the LORD.
LORD, hear my prayer!
Listen to my plea!
LORD, hear my prayer!
Listen to my plea!
Hide not thy face from me: in the day of my trouble, incline thine ear unto me; in the day I call, answer me speedily.
Don’t turn away from me
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
For my days disappear like smoke,
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
My heart is smitten and withered like grass; yea, I have forgotten to eat my bread.
My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.
and I have lost my appetite.
By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my flesh.
Because of my groaning,
I am reduced to skin and bones.
I am reduced to skin and bones.
I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;
I am like an owl in the desert,
like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
I lie awake,
lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; they that are mad against me swear by me.
My enemies taunt me day after day.
They mock and curse me.
They mock and curse me.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
My tears run down into my drink
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
My days are like a lengthened-out shadow, and I, I am withered like grass.
My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
I am withering away like grass.
But thou, Jehovah, abidest for ever, and thy memorial from generation to generation.
But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever.
Your fame will endure to every generation.
Your fame will endure to every generation.
*Thou* wilt rise up, thou wilt have mercy upon Zion: for it is the time to be gracious to her, for the set time is come.
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour her dust.
For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.
and cherish even the dust in her streets.
And the nations shall fear the name of Jehovah, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
Then the nations will tremble before the LORD.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
When Jehovah shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.
For the LORD will rebuild Jerusalem.
He will appear in his glory.
He will appear in his glory.
He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.
He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
He will not reject their pleas.
This shall be written for the generation to come; and a people that shall be created shall praise Jah:
Let this be recorded for future generations,
so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.
so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from the heavens hath Jehovah beheld the earth,
Tell them the LORD looked down
from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven
from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven
To hear the groaning of the prisoner, to loose those that are appointed to die;
to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to release those condemned to die.
to release those condemned to die.
That the name of Jehovah may be declared in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,
And so the LORD’s fame will be celebrated in Zion,
his praises in Jerusalem,
his praises in Jerusalem,
When the peoples shall be gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve Jehovah.
when multitudes gather together
and kingdoms come to worship the LORD.
and kingdoms come to worship the LORD.
He weakened my strength in the way, he shortened my days.
He broke my strength in midlife,
cutting short my days.
cutting short my days.
I said, My God, take me not away in the midst of my days! ... Thy years are from generation to generation.
But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don’t take my life while I am so young!
don’t take my life while I am so young!
Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.
and made the heavens with your hands.
*They* shall perish, but *thou* continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
But thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end.
But you are always the same;
you will live forever.
you will live forever.