Psalms 143:7

Psalms 143:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

Context of Psalms 143:7

5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. 6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. 8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you. 9Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to you for protection.

Psalms 143:7 word by word

מַ֘הֵ֤ר עֲנֵ֨נִי׀ יְהוָה֮ כָּלְתָ֪ה ר֫וּחִ֥י אַל־תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me speedilyמַהֵרmahêr · quickH4118
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• failethכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• not thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• from me, lest I be likeמָשַׁלmâshal · to likenH4911
• unto them that go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• into the pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953

Cross-references for Psalms 143:7

• Psalms 14:1Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
• Psalms 40:13Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!
• Psalms 70:5I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O Lord, do not delay!
• Psalms 71:12O God, do not remain far away from me! My God, hurry and help me!
• Psalms 40:12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
• Psalms 69:3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
• Isaiah 57:16For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.
• Luke 21:26People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
• Psalms 22:24For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.
• Psalms 27:9Do not reject me! Do not push your servant away in anger! You are my deliverer! Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me!
• Psalms 69:17Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!
• Isaiah 8:17I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
• Psalms 28:1To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.
• Psalms 88:4They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,
• Isaiah 38:18Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness.

Commentaries on Psalms 143:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7“Hear me speedily, O Lord.” Hasten to hear me; do not delay. Literally, “Hasten; answer me.” I am in imminent danger. Do not delay to come to my relief. My spirit faileth - My strength is declining. I can hold out no longer. I am ready to give up and die. Hide not thy face from me - Do not refuse or delay to look favorably upon me; to lift up the light of thy countenance upon me. Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit - Margin, “For I am…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. 7The psalmist experiences depression. He describes himself as close to death from sorrow (Psalms 31:10; 119:87). He feels worn out (Psalms 39:10; 71:9; 119:81). He is weak from longing (Psalm 84:2). He feels overwhelmed by the burdens of life (Psalm 90:7, 9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. spirit faileth--is exhausted.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7my spirit pines If one longs and does not attain, it is called the pining of the eyes and the pining of the spirit.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 143:7

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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