King James Version
Psalms 27:9 in the King James Version says “Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Psalms 27:9 · KJV
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. When: or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc
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.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. take: Heb. gather me
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. a plain: Heb. a way of plainness mine: Heb. those which observe me
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“not thy face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“away”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“in anger”
H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“leave”
H5203properly, to pound, i.e., smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusive
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“me O God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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