The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 143:8

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

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; i.e. early, speedily (comp. Psalms 46:5; Psalms 90:14). For in thee do I trust. His utter trust in God gives him a claim to be beard and helped. Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; i.

e. illumine me, so that I may perceive the course which I ought to follow (comp. Psalms 5:8, "Make thy way straight before my face"). For I lift up my soul unto thee. Again, a sort of claim seems to be urged, as in clause 2.

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