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The Perils of the Pilgrim

Psalms 10:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
KJV
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
WEB
Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
ASV
Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
LSV
Why, YHWH, do You stand at a distance? Do You hide in times of adversity?
YLT
Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,
DBY
Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
DRC9:22
Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble? Unto the end. A psalm for David.
GNV
Why standest thou farre off, O Lord, and hidest thee in due time, euen in affliction?
JPS
Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?
LXXE9:22
Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction?Note.—Here begins a change of numbers as compared with the Heb. which continues to Ps. 146, this psalm having no number, and the eleventh being called the tenth. The following verses 22-39 are numbered 1-18 in the original text.

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Original-language editions

WLC
לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃
LXX-Br9:22
Ἱνατί, Κύριε, ἀφέστηκας μακρόθεν, ὑπερορᾷς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει;

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
  • Psalms 27:9Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  • Psalms 13:1–3How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me? Consider me and respond,…
  • Psalms 44:24Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?
  • Jeremiah 14:8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?
  • Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
  • Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  • Psalms 30:7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
  • Psalms 88:14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
  • Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
  • Job 23:9When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 9:22 in some Bibles
  • 10:1 in most Bibles
  • Mapping unverified: STEPBible TVTMS has rules for this verse in this edition's tradition that would place it elsewhere, but their tests did not match this edition.

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