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Psalm 69:17-19
New English Translation
Psalm 69:17-19
New English Translation
17 Do not ignore[a] your servant,
for I am in trouble. Answer me right away.[b]
18 Come near me and redeem me.[c]
Because of my enemies, rescue me.
19 You know how I am insulted, humiliated, and disgraced;
you can see all my enemies.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:17 tn Heb “do not hide your face from.” The Hebrew idiom “hide the face” can (1) mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
- Psalm 69:17 tn Or “quickly.”
- Psalm 69:18 tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).
- Psalm 69:19 tn Heb “before you [are] all my enemies.”
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