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Psalms 143:7

PrayerDiscouragement and depressionExhaustionDeath and loss

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Hear 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.

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.

9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

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BSB
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
KJV
Hear 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.
WEB
Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
ASV
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
DARBY
Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.
BLB
Hurry to answer me, O YHWH; my spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be likened with those going down [to] the Pit.
ÅB
Skynd deg å svare meg, Herre! Min ånd fortæres; skjul ikke ditt åsyn for meg, så jeg blir lik dem som farer ned i graven!
OTB
Svar meg raskt, Herre,
Min ånd svikter;
Skjul ikke ditt ansikt for meg,
Ellers blir jeg lik dem som går ned i graven.
B1930
Skynd dig å svare mig, Herre! Min ånd fortæres; skjul ikke ditt åsyn for mig, så jeg blir lik dem som farer ned i graven!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 69:17

    And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

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  • Psalms 28:1

    Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

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  • Psalms 27:9

    Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

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  • Psalms 71:12

    O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

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  • Isaiah 38:18

    For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

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  • Psalms 102:2

    Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

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  • Psalms 69:3

    I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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  • Psalms 70:5

    But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

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