1 Samuel 12:22

12:22 The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. 1  The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.

Psalms 27:9

27:9 Do not reject me! 2 

Do not push your servant away in anger!

You are my deliverer! 3 

Do not forsake or abandon me,

O God who vindicates me!

Hebrews 13:5

13:5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.” 4 

1 tn Heb “on account of his great name.”

2 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).

3 tn Or “[source of] help.”

4 sn A quotation from Deut 31:6, 8.