Psalms 143:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 143:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 143:7 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 p..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 143:7 — 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. lest...: or, for I am become like, etc”
— Psalms 143:7 (KJV)
Psalms 143:7 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 143:7
“[A Psalm of David.] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. to me: Heb. from me”
Shares key themes with Psalms 143:7: lord, lest, like
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with Psalms 143:7: lord, down, into
“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 143:7: hear, lord, spirit
“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth...: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it”
Shares key themes with Psalms 143:7: hear, lord, lest
“Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 143:7: hear, lord, down
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