Psalms 143:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.”

Psalms 143:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:111 words

HebrewMeaning

מִזְמ֗וֹרmizəmwōr

a psalmnounH4210

לְ/דָ֫וִ֥דlədāwid

of DavidpronH1732

יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

שְׁמַ֬עšəmaʿ

hearverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

תְּפִלָּתִ֗/יtəpilātiy

prayer mynounH8605

הַאֲזִ֥ינָ/הhaʾăziynāh

give ear !verbH238

hear. See

אֶלʾel

topronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

תַּחֲנוּנַ֑/יtaḥănwnay

supplications mynounH8469

supplication

בֶּ/אֱמֻנָתְ/ךָ֥beʾĕmunātəkā

in faithfulness yourpronH530

-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···

עֲ֝נֵ֗/נִיʿănēniy

answer meverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

בְּ/צִדְקָתֶֽ/ךָbəṣidəqātekā

in righteousness yourpronH6666

moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 143:1

1. ...The title of the Psalm is, “To David himself, when his son was pursuing him.” We know from the Books of Kings 2 Samuel xv that this happened:...but we must recognise here another David, truly “strong in hand,” which is the explanation of David, even our Lord Jesus Christ. For all those events of past time were figures of things to come. Let us seek then in this Psalm our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, announcing Himself beforehand in His prophecy, and foretelling what…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 143 (excerpt)

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