Psalm 102:2

Modern

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

Traditional

Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

Literal

Do not hide Your face from me, in the day of distress for me! Incline to me Your ear; on the day that I call may You hurry and answer me!

Latin

Non avertas faciem tuam a me: in quacumque die tribulor, inclina ad me aurem tuam; in quacumque die invocavero te, velociter exaudi me.

Hebrew

English

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

The psalmist asks the Lord not to turn away (or hide your face). Israel experienced God turning his face away when they were exiled.

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 69:17
Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
Psalm 27:9
Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
Psalm 70:1
For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
Psalm 71:2
In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
Psalm 88:2–18
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
Psalm 104:29
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Acts 12:5–25
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Psalm 40:13
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
Psalm 31:2
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.