King James Version

Psalms 69:17

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:18.

וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּסְתֵּ֣רtasterhideסָתַרverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hide”, a wish or indirect 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(-…מֵֽעַבְדֶּ֑ךָmeavdekhafrom servantעֶבֶדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…צַרtsaradversaryצָרַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, a completed actionH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.לִ֝֗יlitoלִ֝֗יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמַהֵ֥רmaherhastethמַהֵרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hasteth”, a commandH4118properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurryhasteth, hastily, at once, quickly, soon, speedily, suddenly.עֲנֵֽנִיanenishoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, a commandH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-18) And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.

Young’s Literal Translation

And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.

World English Bible

Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

Darby Translation

And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: answer me speedily.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-18) And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And turn not away thy face from thy servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου· ὅτι θλίβομαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν μου.