Psalms 69:17-18

17 Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18 Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes.

Psalms 69:17-18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:17-18 In-Context

15 Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.

17 Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.

18 Come near and rescue me; deliver me because of my foes.

19 You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed; all my enemies are before you.

20 Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 22:24; Psalms 27:9
• 2. Psalms 143:7
• 3. S Psalms 50:15; Psalms 66:14
• 4. Psalms 49:15