Do not hideYour facefrom me, Do not turnYour servantawayin anger;You have beenmy help;Do not abandonme norforsakeme, O Godof my salvation!
"As for you, my sonSolomon,knowthe Godof your father,and serveHim with a wholeheartand a willingmind;for the LORDsearchesallhearts,and understandseveryintentof the thoughts.Ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will rejectyou forever.
Do not hideYour facefrom me in the dayof my distress;InclineYour earto me; In the daywhen I callanswerme quickly.
For my dayshave beenconsumedin smoke,And my boneshave been scorchedlike a hearth.
I have donejusticeand righteousness;Do not leaveme to my oppressors.
Howlong,O LORD?Will You forgetme forever?Howlongwill You hideYour facefrom me?
Answerme quickly,O LORD,my spiritfails;Do not hideYour facefrom me, Or I will becomelikethose who godownto the pit.
He shall receivea blessingfrom the LORDAnd righteousnessfrom the Godof his salvation.
Whydo You hideYour face[And] forgetour afflictionand our oppression?
Do not castme awayfrom Your presenceAnd do not takeYour HolySpiritfrom me.
And do not hideYour facefrom Your servant,For I am in distress;answerme quickly.
Oh drawnearto my soul[and] redeemit; Ransomme becauseof my enemies!
O LORD,the Godof my salvation,I have criedout by dayand in the nightbeforeYou.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Whereis the certificateof divorceBy whichI have sentyour motheraway?Orto whomof My creditorsdid I sellyou? Behold,you were soldfor your iniquities,And for your transgressionsyour motherwas sentaway.
But your iniquitieshave madea separationbetweenyou and your God,And your sinshave hidden[His] facefrom you sothat He does not hear.
"I will makean everlastingcovenantwith them that I will not turnawayfrom them, to dothem good;and I will putthe fearof Me in their heartsso that they will not turnawayfrom Me.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
Then Samueltooka stoneand setit betweenMizpahand Shen,and namedit Ebenezer,saying,"Thusfarthe LORDhas helpedus."
