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Psalm 27:9-11
New English Translation
Psalm 27:9-11
New English Translation
9 Do not reject me.[a]
Do not push your servant away in anger.
You are my deliverer.[b]
Do not forsake or abandon me,
O God who vindicates me.
10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me,[c]
the Lord would take me in.[d]
11 Teach me how you want me to live,[e] Lord;
lead me along a level path[f] because of those who wait to ambush me.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:9 tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” 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).
- Psalm 27:9 tn Or “[source of] help.”
- Psalm 27:10 tn Or “though my father and mother have abandoned me.”
- Psalm 27:10 tn Heb “gather me in”; or “receive me.”
- Psalm 27:11 tn Heb “teach me your way.” The Lord’s “way” refers here to the moral principles which he expects the psalmist to follow. See Ps 25:4.
- Psalm 27:11 sn The level path refers to God’s moral principles (see the parallel line), which, if followed, will keep the psalmist blameless before his accusers (see v. 12).
- Psalm 27:11 tn Heb “because of those who watch me [with evil intent].” See also Pss 5:8; 54:5; 56:2.
Psalm 27:9-11
New International Version
Psalm 27:9-11
New International Version
9 Do not hide your face(A) from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;(B)
you have been my helper.(C)
Do not reject me or forsake(D) me,
God my Savior.(E)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way,(F) Lord;
lead me in a straight path(G)
because of my oppressors.(H)
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