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Psalms 10:1

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

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לָמָ֣הlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).תַּעֲמֹ֣דtaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…בְּרָח֑וֹקberachoqin of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.תַּ֝עְלִ֗יםtalimblindעָלַםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “blind”, an unfinished actionH5956to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).לְעִתּ֥וֹתleitotto whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “to when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.בַּצָּרָֽהbatsarahtroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Young’s Literal Translation

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

World English Bible

Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Darby Translation

Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?

Douay-Rheims

Unto the end. A psalm for David.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἱνατί, Κύριε, ἀφέστηκας μακρόθεν, ὑπερορᾷς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει;