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Psalms 51:9

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 51:11.

הַסְתֵּ֣רhasterhideסָתַרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, a commandH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.פָּ֭נֶיךָpaneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מֵחֲטָאָ֑יmechataayfrom faultחֵטְאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2399a crime or its penaltyfault, [idiom] grievously, offence, (punishment of) sin.וְֽכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣יaonotayfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.מְחֵֽהmechehreach untoמָחָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “reach unto”, a commandH4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach toabolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, [idiom] utterly, wipe (away, out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(51-11) Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.

World English Bible

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

Darby Translation

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(51-11) Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.