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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 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. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 143:1
Hebrew
מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד יְהוָה ׀ שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַי בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ עֲנֵנִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃mizemvor-ledavid-yehvah- -shema'-tefilatiy-ha'aziynah-'el-tachanvnay-ve'emunatekha-'aneniy-vetzideqatekha
KJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
AKJV: Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.
ASV: Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:
YLT: A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me--in Thy righteousness.
Exposition: Psalms 143:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:2
Hebrew
וְאַל־תָּבוֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי לֹֽא־יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶיךָ כָל־חָֽי׃ve'al-tavvo'-vemishefat-'et-'avedekha-khiy-lo'-yitzedaq-lefaneykha-khal-chay
KJV: And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
AKJV: And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.
ASV: And enter not into judgment with thy servant;
YLT: And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
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Psalms 143:2
Psalms 143:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:3
Hebrew
כִּי רָדַף אוֹיֵב ׀ נַפְשִׁי דִּכָּא לָאָרֶץ חַיָּתִי הוֹשִׁיבַנִי בְמַחֲשַׁכִּים כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָֽם׃khiy-radaf-'voyev- -nafeshiy-dikha'-la'aretz-chayatiy-hvoshiyvaniy-vemachashakhiym-khemetey-'volam
KJV: For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
AKJV: For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
ASV: For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;
YLT: For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:3
Psalms 143:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:4
Hebrew
וַתִּתְעַטֵּף עָלַי רוּחִי בְּתוֹכִי יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם לִבִּֽי׃vatite'atef-'alay-rvchiy-vetvokhiy-yishetvomem-liviy
KJV: Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
AKJV: Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
ASV: Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;
YLT: And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:4
Psalms 143:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:5
Hebrew
זָכַרְתִּי יָמִים ׀ מִקֶּדֶם הָגִיתִי בְכָל־פָּעֳלֶךָ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃zakharetiy-yamiym- -miqedem-hagiytiy-vekhal-fa'olekha-vema'asheh-yadeykha-'ashvochecha
KJV: I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
AKJV: I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your works; I muse on the work of your hands.
ASV: I remember the days of old;
YLT: I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:5
Psalms 143:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:6
Hebrew
פֵּרַשְׂתִּי יָדַי אֵלֶיךָ נַפְשִׁי ׀ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־עֲיֵפָה לְךָ סֶֽלָה׃ferashetiy-yaday-'eleykha-nafeshiy- -khe'eretz-'ayefah-lekha-selah
KJV: I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
AKJV: I stretch forth my hands to you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah.
ASV: I spread forth my hands unto thee:
YLT: I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:6
Psalms 143:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:7
Hebrew
מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי ׀ יְהוָה כָּלְתָה רוּחִי אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי וְנִמְשַׁלְתִּי עִם־יֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃maher-'aneniy- -yehvah-khaletah-rvchiy-'al-taseter-faneykha-mimeniy-venimeshaletiy-'im-yoredey-vvor
KJV: Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
AKJV: Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not your face from me, lest I be like to them that go down into the pit.
ASV: Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:
YLT: Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:7
Psalms 143:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:8
Hebrew
הַשְׁמִיעֵנִי בַבֹּקֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּךָ כִּֽי־בְךָ בָטָחְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵנִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־זוּ אֵלֵךְ כִּֽי־אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃hashemiy'eniy-vavoqer- -chasedekha-khiy-vekha-vatachetiy-hvodiy'eniy-derekhe-zv-'elekhe-khiy-'eleykha-nasha'tiy-nafeshiy
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning; for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul to you.
ASV: Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning;
YLT: Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
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Psalms 143:8
Psalms 143:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:9
Hebrew
הַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבַי ׀ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ כִסִּֽתִי׃hatziyleniy-me'oyevay- -yehvah-'eleykha-khisitiy
KJV: Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
AKJV: Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to you to hide me.
ASV: Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies:
YLT: Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
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Psalms 143:9
Psalms 143:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:10
Hebrew
לַמְּדֵנִי ׀ לַֽעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֱלוֹהָי רוּחֲךָ טוֹבָה תַּנְחֵנִי בְּאֶרֶץ מִישֽׁוֹר׃lamedeniy- -la'ashvot-retzvonekha-khiy-'atah-'elvohay-rvchakha-tvovah-tanecheniy-ve'eretz-miyshvor
KJV: Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
AKJV: Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
ASV: Teach me to do thy will;
YLT: Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God--Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
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Psalms 143:10
Psalms 143:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 143:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:11
Hebrew
לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה תְּחַיֵּנִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ ׀ תּוֹצִיא מִצָּרָה נַפְשִֽׁי׃lema'an-shimekha-yehvah-techayeniy-vetzideqatekha- -tvotziy'-mitzarah-nafeshiy
KJV: Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
AKJV: Quicken me, O LORD, for your name’s sake: for your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
ASV: Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake:
YLT: For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 143:11
Psalms 143:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 143:11
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- Psalms 143:11
Exposition: Psalms 143:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 143:12
Hebrew
וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ תַּצְמִית אֹיְבָי וְֽהַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל־צֹרֲרֵי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֲנִי עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃vvechasedekha-tatzemiyt-'oyevay-veha'avadeta-khal-tzorarey-nafeshiy-khiy-'aniy-'avedekha
KJV: And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
AKJV: And of your mercy cut off my enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant.
ASV: And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies,
YLT: And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 143:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 143:12
Psalms 143:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 143:12
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 143:12
Exposition: Psalms 143:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 143:1
- Psalms 143:2
- Psalms 143:3
- Psalms 143:4
- Psalms 143:5
- Psalms 143:6
- Psalms 143:7
- Psalms 143:8
- Psalms 143:9
- Psalms 143:10
- Psalms 143:11
- Psalms 143:12
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Ray
- Selah
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Psalms 143:1
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