American Standard Version
Psalms 143:8
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.
Psalms 143:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
Context of Psalms 143:8
6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah 7Make 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. 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. 9Deliver me, O Jehovah, 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 in the land of uprightness.
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הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀ חַסְדֶּךָ֮ כִּֽי־בְךָ֪ בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 143:8
- Psalms 30:5For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.
- Psalms 42:8Yet Jehovah will command his lovingkindness in the day-time; And in the night his song shall be with me, Evena prayer unto the God of my life.
- Psalms 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God will help her, and that right early.
- Psalms 59:16But I will sing of thy strength; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy lovingkindness in the morning: For thou hast been my high tower, And a refuge in the day of my distress.
- Hosea 6:3And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
- Psalms 5:8Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
- Psalms 25:4Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
- Psalms 119:34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
- Isaiah 30:21and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it; when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
- Isaiah 48:17Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
- Psalms 25:1Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 86:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Commentaries on Psalms 143:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness - The voice of thy lovingkindness, or thy mercy and favor. Permit me to hear thee addressing me in the language of kindness, and with the assurances of mercy. In the morning - Early; speedily; with the first rays of the morning. Let it be, as it were, the first thing in the day; the first thing that is done. The idea is not that he would wait for another day, but that he would interpose as the very first act - as when…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The psalmist prays for wisdom (see Psalms 5:8; 25:4–6; 138; 143:10). Your good Spirit: The Spirit brings God's goodness (see Psalm 23:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Compare Psa 25:1-4; 59:16). the way ... walk--that is, the way of safety and righteousness (Psa 142:3-6).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 8in the morning When the redemption sprouts. (I found.)Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 143
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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