Psalms

Psalm 143:8–9

⁸Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning,

for I have put my trust in You.

Teach me the way I should walk,

for to You I lift up my soul.

⁹Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD;

I flee to You for refuge.^a

Footnotes

a 143:9 LXX and one Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts in You I take cover

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Psalm 143:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let me hear	הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי	haš·mî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H8085 hear
Your loving devotion	חַסְדֶּךָ֮	ḥas·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
in the morning	בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have put my trust	בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי	ḇā·ṭā·ḥə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H982 trust
in You	בְךָ֪	ḇə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
Teach me	הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי	hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H3045 know
the way	דֶּֽרֶךְ־	de·reḵ-	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
I should walk	אֵלֵ֑ךְ	’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to You	אֵ֝לֶיךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
I lift up	נָשָׂ֥אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Psalm 143:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Deliver me	הַצִּילֵ֖נִי	haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from my enemies	מֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀	mê·’ō·yə·ḇay	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
O LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I flee to You	אֵלֶ֥יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
for refuge	כִסִּֽתִי׃	ḵis·si·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H3680 cover

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 143:8 Psalm 25:4–5 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 32:8 · Isaiah 48:17 · Isaiah 30:21 · Psalm 46:5 · Psalm 143:10 · Psalm 27:11 · Psalm 59:16 · Psalm 90:14 · Lamentations 3:41 · Psalm 86:4

Psalm 143:9 Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 61:3–4 · Psalm 142:5 · Psalm 59:1 · Psalm 34:2–4 · Psalm 56:9 · Psalm 31:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.