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Psalm 27:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 27:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 O Lord, hear my voice when I cry out;
be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart[a] says of you,
“Seek his face.”
It is your face, O Lord, that I seek;
9 do not hide your face[b] from me.
Do not turn away your servant in anger,
you who have been my help.
Do not reject or forsake me,
O God, my Savior.
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:8 Heart: see note on Ps 4:8. Seek his face: an idiom meaning to commune with the Lord, originating in the custom of pilgrimages to sacred places (see Pss 24:6; 105:4; 2 Sam 21:1; Hos 5:15). It then took on the general sense of seeking to know the Lord, anticipate his desires, and live in his presence. In a word, to seek the Lord is to serve him faithfully (Deut 4:29-31).
- Psalm 27:9 Hide your face: see note on Ps 13:2.
