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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.

Psalms 143:8

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. …

  • Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. …

  • Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

  • I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

  • God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

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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