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11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

Psalms 143:11

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

  • But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …

  • Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

  • DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

  • Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-12)

David here tells us what he said when he stretched forth his hands unto God; he begins not only as one in earnest, but as one in haste: “ Hear me speedily , and defer no longer, for my spirit faileth . I am just ready to faint; reach the cordial—quickly, quickly, or I am gone.” It was not a haste of unbelief, but of vehement desire and holy love. Make haste, O God! to help me . Three things David…

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