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Psalm 143:8 KJV
Psalms · chapter 143 · verse 8
Cause 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 143:8 · King James Version
What Psalm 143:8 means
Two requests, both beginning cause me — David is asking God to do the work in him. The order matters: hear thy lovingkindness first, then know the way wherein I should walk. Guidance comes after reassurance. He asks in the morning, before the day has made its case.
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Psalm 143:8 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- lovingkindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- trustbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sureH982 →
- hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- walkyâlakto walkH3212 →
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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