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904 B
904 B
Do not hide your face from me
The face here represents Yahweh's attention, and hiding the face represents rejecting someone. Alternate translation: "Do not reject me" or "Do not stop taking care of me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
do not turn your servant away in anger
David said "your servant" to refer to himself in a humble way. Alternate translation: "do not be angry with me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person)
do not abandon me or reject me
The words "abandon" and "reject" have similar meanings. The writer is emphasizing that he does not want God to leave him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)
God of my salvation
The abstract noun "salvation" can be stated as "saves." Alternate translation: "God who saves me" or "because you are the God who saves me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)