Psalms 102:2

102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! ¹ 

Listen to me! ² 

When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

Psalms 143:7

143:7 Answer me quickly, Lord!

My strength is fading. ³ 

Do not reject me, ⁴ 

or I will join ⁵  those descending into the grave. ⁶ 

[102:2]  ¹ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble.” The idiom “to hide the face” can mean “to ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “to reject” (see Pss 29:7; 30:7; 88:14).

[102:2]  ² tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[143:7]  ³ tn Heb “my spirit is failing.”

[143:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” The idiom “hide the face” (1) can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) can carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[143:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “I will be equal with.”

[143:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “the pit.” The Hebrew noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit; cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. See Ps 28:1.