Psalms 27:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. ”

Psalms 27:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hide not thy face far from me - Compare the notes at Psalms 4:6 . To “hide the face” is to turn it away with displeasure, as if we would not look on one who has offended us. The favor of God is...
Psalms 27:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXVII. Many scholars hold that we have here two Pss., and not without reason. Psalms 27:1-6 is the expression of childlike trust under favourable circumstances: in Psalms 27:7-14 the poet is in...
Psalms 27:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. of. Genitive of Origin. App-17.
Psalms 27:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Hide not thy face from me. The Psalmist elegantly continues the same form of speech, but with a different meaning. The face of God is now employed to describe the sensible effects of h...
Psalms 27:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. Hide not thy face - from me - As my face is toward...
Psalms 27:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. Hide not thy face - in contrast to the findi...
Psalms 27:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. falls naturally into two parts, Psalms 27:1-6 and Psalms 27:7-14 , which are in such marked contrast as to make it probable that here, as in Psalms 19 , two independent poems have been c...
Psalms 27:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Far. — This is unnecessary and misleading.
Psalms 27:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 27:1-14 THE hypothesis that two originally distinct psalms or fragments are here blended has much in its favour. The rhythm and style of the latter half ( Psalms 27:7-14 ) are strikingly un...
Psalms 27:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song of Fearless Trust in God Psalms 27:1-14 This psalm probably dates from the time when the exiled king, surrounded by unscrupulous foes, looked from his hiding-place beyond the Jordan to...
Psalms 27:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The real significance of this psalm is that of the experience of worship. It is somewhat strange that the remarkable contrast between the first (vv. Psa 27:1-6) and second (vv. Psa 27:7-14) parts has...
Psalms 27:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader, all connections cease but this of Jesus. Hence, when flesh and heart both fail, what an everlasting resource is that, that Christ, is the strength of our heart, and our portion forever. Psal...
Psalms 27:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hide not thy face [far] from me ,.... Yea, not at all from him; for the word "far" is not in the text: this is sometimes the case of the best of men, and was of the psalmist at times, and might be n...
Psalms 27:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. Ver. 9. Hide not thy face far from me ] For the...
Psalms 27:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hide not thy face far from me Which, in obedience to thy command, I am now seeking. Let me never want the reviving sense of thy favour; love me, and give me to know that thou lovest me. Put not th...
Psalms 27:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Confidence in Divine Goodness. 7 Hear, O L ORD , when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. ...
Psalms 27:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hide not thy face; which I in obedience to thy command am now seeking. Put not thy servant away, to wit, from thy face or presence, or from the place of thy worship, from which he either now was...
Psalms 27:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

To (or ‘towards') you my heart said, “Seek you my face”, It is tempting here to see these words as the words of YHWH interspersed with the Psalmist's own words, or put into the Psalmist's mouth, so...
Psalms 27:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This psalm has been referred by some to the period of David’s waiting for the kingdom; by others, to the time of Absalom’s rebellion. Hengstenberg says: “All attempts to find out any...
Psalms 27:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 27:1 . The LORD is my tight and my salvation; whom shall I fear? If a man has a light that can never go out, a sun which will never set, and a salvation which must always save, and God is...
Psalms 27:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

REFLECTIONS . This Psalm professes to have been written in mature age, and after David's head was lifted up above his enemies. The Lord was become his light and salvation; whom in future was he to f...
Psalms 27:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord is my light and my salvation. Implicit trust This psalm was written by a man who was at the moment far down in the depths of spiritual conflict, and yet was holding a steady front agai...
Psalms 27:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is one of those which have been called "composite"; and certainly it falls into two parts which offer the strongest possible contrast the one to the other. Part 1. ( Psal...
Psalms 27:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Believer's Trust in God and His Word. A psalm of David, written probably about the same time as the preceding one, picturing the state of mind of one who is persecuted 'Without cause and longs...
Psalms 27:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Samuel 7:12 ; 2 Corinthians 1:10 ; 2 Corinthians 1:9 ; 2 Timothy 4:17 ; 2 Timothy 4:18 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; Isaiah 46:3 ; Isaiah 46:4 ; Isaiah 50:1 ; Isaiah 59:2 ; Jerem...
Psalms 27:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Away — From thy face or presence, or from the place of thy worship.

Psalms 27:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 27:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 27:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 27:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 27:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 27:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 27:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 27:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 27:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 27:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 27:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes