Psalms 27:9 (GNV)

Passage

Hide not therefore thy face from mee, nor cast thy seruat away in displeasure: thou hast bene my succour: leaue me not, neither forsake mee, O God of my saluation.

Nearby Context

Psalms 27:7 Hearken vnto my voyce, O Lord, when I crie: haue mercie also vpon mee and heare mee.

Psalms 27:8 When thou saidest, Seeke ye my face, mine heart answered vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.

Psalms 27:9 Hide not therefore thy face from mee, nor cast thy seruat away in displeasure: thou hast bene my succour: leaue me not, neither forsake mee, O God of my saluation.

Psalms 27:10 Though my father and my mother shoulde forsake me, yet the Lord will gather me vp.

Psalms 27:11 Teache mee thy way, O Lord, and leade me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hide", "therefore", "face", "cast", "seruat", "away", "displeasure", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hide" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "When thou saidest Seeke ye my face..." into verse 10's "Though my father and my mother shoulde...", so "hide" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hide" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.