Psalms 143:7-9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

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 light of thy countenance: if I have thy favour let me know that I have it; lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit That are dead and buried, of whom there is no hope; or, lest I be discouraged, dejected, and disconsolate. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning Early, seasonable, and speedily, as this phrase is taken Psalms 90:14. Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk So as to please thee and to secure myself; I flee unto thee to hide me Without whose care these caves, and rocks, and human helps can give me no protection.

Psalms 143:7-9

7 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.