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Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don`t hide your face from me, So that I don`t become like those who go down into the pit.
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A Prayer from the Brink
Commentators unanimously highlight the raw desperation in this verse. The psalmist's cry, "my spirit faileth," signifies a feeling of complete physical and spiritual collapse. He is on the verge of giving up, feeling as if he will die without God's immediate intervention. This verse validates the experience of crying out to God from a place of utter weakness and imminent danger.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear me speedily, O Lord. Hasten to hear me; do not delay. Literally, “Hasten; answer me.” I am in imminent danger. Do not delay to come t…
19th Century
Anglican
With the first clause, compare Psalm 69:17; with the second, Psalms 102:2.
This dependence on former psalms does not detract from…
Baptist
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 th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit failsReady to sink, swoon, and faint away, through the weight of the affliction …
David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that He was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case if God withdrew from h…
