Psalms 44:24

44:24 Why do you look the other way,

and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

Psalms 69:17

69:17 Do not ignore your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!


tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

tn Or “forget.”

tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”

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).

tn Or “quickly.”