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Psalm 143:7-8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 143 · verses 7–8
7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.Psalm 143:7-8 · King James Version
Psalm 143:7-8 in context
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 69:17
- Psalms 25:4-5
- Proverbs 3:5-6
- Psalms 32:8
- Isaiah 48:17
- Isaiah 30:21
- Psalms 46:5
- Psalms 143:10
- Psalms 59:16
Key words (Strong's)
- lovingkindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- speedilymahêrproperly, hurryingH4118 →
- failethkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- spiritrûwachwindH7307 →
- trustbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sureH982 →
- Hearʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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David here tells us what he said when he stretched forth his hands unto God; he begins not only as one in earnest, but as one in haste: "Hear me speedily, and defer no longer, for my spirit faileth. I am just ready to faint;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-12