69:17 Do not ignore 1 your servant,
for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 2
69:18 Come near me and redeem me! 3
Because of my enemies, rescue me!
1 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).
2 tn Or “quickly.”
3 tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the