Psalm 27:9
Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Cross-references
Psalm 13:1 laments God hiding his face, echoing the psalmist's fear in Psalm 27:9 of being hidden from.
In Psalm 38:21, the same plea 'Do not forsake me' appears — a direct parallel to David's cry.
Psalm 44:24 questions why God hides his face, similar to the psalmist's plea not to be hidden from.
In Psalm 51:11, David similarly begs not to be cast from God's presence, echoing the plea for not being forsaken here.
Psalm 69:17 directly parallels the plea 'Do not hide your face from your servant', reinforcing the same urgent request.
Psalm 71:18 repeats the plea 'forsake me not' in old age, directly echoing the same request for God not to abandon.
Psalm 102:2 repeats the plea not to hide God's face in distress, matching the psalmist's cry in Psalm 27:9.
In Psalm 143:7, the same plea 'hide not thy face' appears, echoing David's urgent cry for God's presence.
Psalm 10:1 asks why God hides Himself in trouble — the same lament as David's plea here.
Psalm 80:19 pleads for God's face to shine — the opposite of hiding, which David begs against.
In Hebrews 13:5, God's promise 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you' directly answers the fear expressed here.
In 2 Timothy 4:17, the Lord stood by Paul and gave strength — a concrete example of God not forsaking His servant.
In Jeremiah 32:40, God promises an everlasting covenant and never to stop doing good — assurance against being forsaken.
In Isaiah 46:4, God promises to sustain and rescue even to old age — directly answering the fear of being forsaken in this plea.
In 1 Chronicles 28:9, God warns that if you forsake Him, He will reject you — a contrast to David's plea not to be forsaken.
Isaiah 54:8 echoes the same 'hide face' language, promising that God's momentary anger gives way to everlasting compassion.
Deuteronomy 31:17 describes God hiding His face and forsaking Israel in judgment — the very thing David begs against.
Isaiah 59:2 explains that sin causes God to hide His face—the very thing David pleads against here.
In 2 Timothy 4:18, the Lord will rescue from every evil attack and bring safely to His kingdom — God as Savior, answering the plea.
Job 34:29 speaks of God hiding His face — the same action David begs Him not to do.
1 Chronicles 16:11 urges seeking God's face continually — the positive counterpart to David's plea not to have it hidden.