Psalms 143:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Psalms 143:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

“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 decli...
Psalms 143:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIII. There is no internal argument to justify the LXX title, A Ps. of [or by] David when his son persecuted him. On the contrary, it contains reminiscences of other and those late Psalms 143:3...
Psalms 143:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the pit . a grave. Hebrew. bor. . sepulchre, as hewn out of the rock. Hence rendered cistern, or dry pit. Compare Genesis 37:20 . See note on Genesis 21:19 .
Psalms 143:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 739 GOD A REFUGE TO THE DISTRESSED Psalms 143:7-10 . 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. Cause...
Psalms 143:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Hear me speedily - מהר maher, make haste to answer me. A few hours, and my...
Psalms 143:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit faileth. "Hear me;" translate a...
Psalms 143:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss.
Psalms 143:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

With the first clause comp. Psalms 69:17 , with the second, Psalms 102:2 , This dependence on former psalms does not detract from the reality of the feeling expressed by means of these ancient sob...
Psalms 143:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:1-12 THIS psalm's depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood...
Psalms 143:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cry of the Thirsty Soul Psalms 143:1-12 This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3 . Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, Davi...
Psalms 143:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the last of the four psalms, and both in respect of the sense of helplessness and of assurance in God, it is more vivid and striking than either of them. So far as human situation is concerne...
Psalms 143:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here are the same hopes, the same confidences, and the same acts of faith, which all the other parts of the believer's supplications carry with them, that the issue shall be prosperous. And to those...
Psalms 143:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

REST AND SERVICE ‘Hear me, O Lord, and that soon.… For Thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.’ Psalms 143:7-11 (Prayer Book Version) There you have the transition of a soul from...
Psalms 143:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth ,.... Ready to sink, swoon, and faint away, through the weight of the affliction on him, by reason of the persecution of his enemy, and for want of the di...
Psalms 143:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 7. Hear me speedily ] A very pathetic prayer uttered in many words...
Psalms 143:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear me speedily Defer no longer; for my spirit faileth I am just ready to faint. Hide not thy face Be not angry with me; do not turn from me as one displeased with me, nor deprive me of the li...
Psalms 143:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayers for Divine Grace. 7 Hear me speedily, O L ORD : my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like un...
Psalms 143:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That are dead and buried, of whom there is no hope.
Psalms 143:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This is the last of what are called the Seven Penitential Psalms. In the Hebrew it has the superscription, “A Psalm of David.” And in the Septuagint and the Vulgate there is added, “Whe...
Psalms 143:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:1-19 . Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall...
Psalms 143:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10 . Th...
Psalms 143:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. A penitential soul in prayer I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly...
Psalms 143:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general ( Psalms 143:1 , Psalms 143:7 ), partly special ( Psalms 143:2 , Psalms 143:8-19 ). Psalms 143:3-19 , however, give the gr...
Psalms 143:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms.
Psalms 143:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 32:24-29 ; Hosea 6:3 ; Isaiah 30:21 ; Isaiah 48:17 ; Lamentations 3:41 ; Proverbs 3:5 ; Proverbs 3:6 ; Psalms 25:1 ; Psalms 30:5 ; Psalms 42:8 ; Psalms 46:5 ; Psalms 59:16 ; Psal...

Psalms 143:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 143:7 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 143:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 143:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 143:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 143:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 143:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge