Psalms 143:1 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 143:1

O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Homily 53, on Psalm 142 (420)

O Lord, hear my prayer. The words of a humble man, full of humility and mercy. Give ear to my supplication in your truth. These are the words of one who trusts. In your truth, that is, in your Christ. 'I am the way and the life and the truth.' Hear me in your justice. Here too, in your Christ. That is, I do not trust in myself, but I ask for your truth and your justice, that it may have mercy on me.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

Under the term justice, or righteousness, we are not to suppose that he speaks of merit, or hire, as some ignorantly imagine, but of that goodness of God which leads him to defend his people. To the same effect does he speak of God's truth or faithfulness; for the best proof he can give of his faithfulness is in not forsaking those whom he has promised to help.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. In the preceding psalm he began by declaring that he had cried unto the Lord; here he begs to be favourably regarded by Jehovah the living God, whose memorial is that he heareth prayer. He knew that Jehovah did hear prayer, and therefore he entreated him to hear his supplication, however feeble and broken it might be. In two forms he implores the one blessing of gracious audience:—"hear" and "give ear." Gracious men are so eager to be heard in prayer that they double their entreaties for that boon.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
שְׁמַ֬ע	she.Ma'	hear	H8085 →
תְּפִלָּתִ֗י	te.fi.la.Ti	prayer my	H8605 →
הַאֲזִ֥ינָה	ha.'a.Zi.nah	give ear !	H238 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י	ta.cha.nu.Nai	supplications my	H8469 →
בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥	be.'e.mu.na.te.Kha	in faithfulness your	H530 →
עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי	'a.Ne.ni	answer me	H6030 →
בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃	be.tzid.ka.Te.cha	in righteousness your	H6666 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
leads to
- Psalms 32:5
  Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- Proverbs 28:13
  He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- Jeremiah 33:8
  And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
- Psalms 51:2–5
  Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
- 1 John 1:7
  But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Through
Psalms 71:2
In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
leads to
- Psalms 31:1
  In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 31:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
leads to
- Romans 10:11
  It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Psalms 25:2
  in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms