Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?
And it riseth -- as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back -- Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me.
Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare `are' with me.
I say unto God, `Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive `with' me.
His anger hath torn, and he hateth me, He hath gnashed at me with his teeth, My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.
And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.
Why do you pursue me as God? And with my flesh are not satisfied?
Thou art turned to be fierce to me, With the strength of Thy hand, Thou oppresest me.
Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? -- for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me?
Why Thy face hidest Thou? Thou forgettest our afflictions and our oppression,
For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
Why, O Jehovah, castest Thou off my soul? Thou hidest Thy face from me.
And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.
The Lord hath been as an enemy, He hath swallowed up Israel, He hath swallowed up all her palaces, He hath destroyed His fortresses, And He multiplieth in the daughter of Judah Mourning and moaning.
And He saith: I hide My face from them, I see what `is' their latter end; For a froward generation `are' they, Sons in whom is no stedfastness.
and as an enemy count `him' not, but admonish ye `him' as a brother;
And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?