Psalms 143:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“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 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 143:814 words

HebrewMeaning

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤/נִיhašəmiyʿēniy

make hear meverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

בַ/בֹּ֨קֶרbabōqer

in the morningpronH1242

early · morning · morrow

חַסְדֶּ/ךָ֮ḥasədekā

covenant loyalty yournounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

כִּֽיkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

בְ/ךָ֪bəkā

pron

בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיbāṭāḥətiy

I have trustedverbH982

secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···

הוֹדִיעֵ֗/נִיhwōdiyʿēniy

make known to meverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

דֶּֽרֶךְderekə

the waynounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

ז֥וּzw

whichparticleH2098

this · wherein · which · whom

אֵלֵ֑ךְʾēlēkə

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

כִּֽיkiy

forconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֵ֝לֶי/ךָʾēleykā

to youpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

נָשָׂ֥אתִיnāśāʾtiy

I lift upverbH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

נַפְשִֽׁ/יnapəšiy

desire mynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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 143:8

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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