Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?
O Lord, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me?
To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?
Why do you hide your face and count me as your enemy?
By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.
When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—
on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.
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