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Psalms 44:24

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44:24 Why do you look the other way, 1 

and ignore 2  the way we are oppressed and mistreated? 3 

Psalms 69:17

Context

69:17 Do not ignore 4  your servant,

for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 5 

1 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).

2 tn Or “forget.”

3 tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”

4 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).

5 tn Or “quickly.”



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