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Psalms 143:11
11Your name is great, Lord, so please keep my life safe. You do what is right, so bring me out of my troubles.
Psalms 143:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
- New International Version (NIV)For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Context of Psalms 143:11
9Lord, save me from my enemies. I run to you to keep me safe. 10Teach me to do what pleases you, because you are my God. Let your kind Spirit lead me, so that I can walk in a safe place. Your name is great, Lord, so please keep my life safe. You do what is right, so bring me out of my troubles. 12I am your servant and you always love me. Please show how much you love me, and destroy my enemies. Yes, kill all those who want to kill me!
Read all of Psalms 143Psalms 143:11 word by word
לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה תְּחַיֵּ֑נִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀ תוֹצִ֖יא מִצָּרָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 143:11
- Psalms 85:6Please turn back to us and give us new life! Then your people will be happy and they will praise you.
- Psalms 119:25I have fallen to the ground. I am almost dead. Give me life again, as you have promised to do.
- Psalms 138:7When there is danger all round me, you help me to be strong. When my enemy is angry, you fight against him. You save me with your strong right hand.
- Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report about you. I see the things that you have done, Lord, and I respect your power. Please do great things like that again. Do them again now for us to see. When you are angry with us, please still remember to be kind!
- Ephesians 2:4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much.
- Psalms 143:1Lord, I pray to you for help. Please listen to me. Answer me, because you do what is right, and I know that I can trust you.
- Psalms 9:7Every day the Lord will rule as king. He sits on his throne as judge.
- Psalms 31:1Lord, I have come to you to keep me safe. Never let me become ashamed. You always do what is right so please save me!
- Psalms 71:2You always do what is right, so please rescue me! Listen to me, and come to save me!
- Psalms 25:17I worry a lot about my troubles. Please rescue me from them!
- Psalms 34:19Righteous people may often have troubles, but the Lord saves them from every danger.
- Psalms 37:39The Lord will make righteous people safe. He will take care of them in times of trouble.
- Psalms 91:15When he calls to me for help, I will answer him. When he has trouble, I will be with him. I will rescue him, and people will respect him.
- Revelation 7:14I replied, ‘You surely know who they are, sir.’ He said to me, ‘They are the people who have had a time of very bad trouble. Now they have come out of that. They have washed their clothes in the blood of the Lamb. Now their clothes are white and clean.
Commentaries on Psalms 143:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Quicken me, O Lord - Give me life. Compare the notes at Ephesians 2:1. Make me equal to my circumstances, for I am ready to sink and to yield. For thy name‘s sake - For thine honor. Compare the notes at Daniel 9:17-18. It is in thy cause. Thou wilt thus show thy power, thy faithfulness, thy goodness. Thou wilt thus get honor to thyself. This is the highest motive which can influence us - that God may be glorified. For thy righteousness‘ sake - Thy…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. 11revive: Here, it means to bring someone out of despair and restore them to life (Psalms 80:19; 85:6; 138:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. (Compare Psa 23:3; 119:156).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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