The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 143:7

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Hear me speedily, O Lord. Here the direct supplication of Psalms 143:1 is taken up, and pressed. "Hear me, O Lord; and not only hear me, but that speedily. It is a time for haste" (comp. Psalms 141:1).

My spirit faileth; or, "fainteth" (LXX; ἐξέλιπε). Hide not thy face from me (comp. Psalms 27:9; Psalms 69:17; Psalms 102:2). Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit (see the comment on Psalms 28:1).

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