Psalm 69:17
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Cross-references
Psalm 13:1 asks 'how long wilt thou hide thy face?' — the same plea not to be hidden from, echoing the psalmist's cry.
Psalm 22:24 affirms God does not hide his face from the afflicted — the opposite of the plea here, offering reassurance.
Psalm 27:9 directly echoes 'Hide not thy face' and adds 'put not thy servant away' — a very similar plea for God's presence.
Psalm 40:13 pleads 'make haste to help me' — the same urgent cry for speedy deliverance as 'hear me speedily'.
Psalm 44:24 asks 'Wherefore hidest thou thy face?' — the same complaint of God's hiddenness in distress.
In Psalm 70:1, the same urgent plea for speedy deliverance echoes the cry 'hear me speedily' — a direct parallel in theme and wording.
Psalm 102:2 says 'Hide not thy face from me' and 'answer me speedily' — nearly identical wording to this verse.
Psalm 31:2 also asks God to 'deliver me speedily' and bow down His ear — a close parallel to the plea for speedy hearing.
Psalm 79:8 cries for 'tender mercies speedily' because the people are brought low — matching the trouble and urgency of Psalm 69:17.
Psalm 88:14 laments God hiding His face — the very thing Psalm 69:17 begs God not to do.
Psalm 141:1 implores 'make haste unto me; give ear' — a clear parallel to the cry for speedy hearing in Psalm 69:17.
Psalm 143:7 combines 'hear me speedily' and 'hide not thy face' — almost verbatim the same petition as Psalm 69:17.
Matthew 27:46 records Jesus' cry of abandonment — a real experience of the hiddenness the psalmist pleads against.