Psalms 59:16

59:16 As for me, I will sing about your strength;

I will praise your loyal love in the morning.

For you are my refuge ¹ 

and my place of shelter when I face trouble. ² 

Psalms 102:2

102:2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! ³ 

Listen to me! ⁴ 

When I call out to you, quickly answer me!

[59:16]  ¹ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[59:16]  ² tn Heb “and my shelter in the day of my distress.”

[102:2]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”