Psalm 44:24
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
כֵּן
kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...
סָתַר
çâthar
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
עֹשֶׁק
ʻôsheq
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →עֹשֶׁק ʻôsheq
injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain
Study H6233 →כֵּן kên
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
Study H3651 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →Cross References
Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
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