Don`t hide your face from me. Don`t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don`t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hide not your face far from me — Compare the notes at (Psalms 4:6). To “hide the face” is to turn it away with displeas…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Far. —This is unnecessary and misleading.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Hide not your face far from me; put not your servant away in anger.

David has a jealous fear that he might have provoked the Lord t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Hide not your face from me. The Psalmist elegantly continues the same form of speech, but with a different meaning. The face of God

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Hide not your face [far] from me
Yea, not at all from him; for the word "far" is not in the text: this is sometimes …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by speci…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Now that he has prayed, the psalmist speaks about the trust produced by that prayer, and he makes two points about this.

First, he…

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