Psalms 143:7

“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.”

"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
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What does Psalms 143:7 mean?

"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." Psalm 143:7 is a poignant cry for help from the speaker to God. The verse conveys a sense of urgency and desperation, as the speaker implores God to…

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Desperate Cries: A Heart's Plea for Divine Presence

"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." - Psalm 143:7 (KJV) In the midst of life's trials, many of us have experienced moments when our spirit feels overwhelmed, drained, and close to despair…

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A Cry of the Weary Spirit

O Eternal God, Keeper of my soul, I come before You today feeling the weight of the burdens that press heavily upon my spirit. As the psalmist cried out in Psalm 143:7, "Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down…

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Psalms 143:7 - "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."
Psalms 143:11 - "Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble."
Psalms 143:2 - "And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified."
Psalms 119:143 - "Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights."
Psalms 143:4 - "Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."
"Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate." - Psalms 143:4
Psalms 143:9 - "Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."
Psalms 143:5 - "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands."
"Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me." - Psalms 143:9
Psalms 143:1 - "Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness."
Psalms 143:6 - "I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah."
Psalms 143:10 - "Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness."
Psalms 143:12 - "And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant."
"I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands." - Psalms 143:5
"Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness." - Psalms 143:1
"And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant." - Psalms 143:12
"And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified." - Psalms 143:2
Psalms 143:3 - "For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead."
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"Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights." - Psalms 119:143
Psalms 143:8 - "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."
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"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness." - Psalms 143:10
"Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble." - Psalms 143:11
"I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah." - Psalms 143:6
Psalms 98:7 - "Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."
"All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;" - Psalms 8:7
Psalms 12:7 - "Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever."
Psalm 143:7-8 - "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 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."