Once again the psalmist cries to the LORD for help. In the morning (that is, “every morning”) he prays to him–but in vain! See similar statements about morning prayer in 5.13; 55.17; 82.2.

For verse 14 see similar language in 10.1; 13.1; 22.1; 27.9; 44.23; 74.1. For cast me off see 43.2 and comment; and for hide thy face see 13.1 and comments. The psalmist feels completely rejected and abandoned by God; and the absence of any confession of sin in this psalm makes even more poignant the psalmist’s desperate situation. The questions in verse 14 are real; the psalmist would like to know why Yahweh is treating him like this.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Reyburn, William D. A Handbook on the Book of Psalms. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1991. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .