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Psalms 143:8

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 143:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Psalms 143:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 143

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. Selah
7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
8Cause 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.
9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name`s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness - The voice of thy lovingkindness, or thy mercy and favor. Permit me to hear thee addressing me in the language of kindness, and with the assurances of mercy. In the morning - Early; speedily; with the first rays of the morning. Let it be, as it were, the first thing in the day; the first thing that is done. The idea is not that he would wait for another day, but that he would interpose as the very first act - as when one enters on a day. See the notes at Psalms 46:5, where the margin is, when the morning appeareth; Hebrew, In the faces of the morning. For in thee do I trust - I have no other confidence or ground of reliance; but I have confidence in thee.…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Morning - Seasonably and speedily. Next: Psalms Chapter 144”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“143:8-10 The psalmist prays for wisdom (see 5:8; 25:4-6; 138; 143:10). • your gracious Spirit: The Spirit brings God’s goodness (see 23:6).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“to hear: Psa 30:5, Psa 42:8, Psa 46:5 \*marg. Psa 59:16; Gen 32:24-29; Hos 6:3 cause me: Psa 143:10, Psa 5:8, Psa 25:4, Psa 25:5, Psa 27:11, Psa 32:8, Psa 119:34, Psa 119:73; Pro 3:5, Pro 3:6; Isa 30:21, Isa 48:17 for I lift: Psa 25:1, Psa 86:4; Lam 3:41 Psalms 143:9”
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