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Psalm 143:7
New English Translation
Psalm 143:7
New English Translation
7 Answer me quickly, Lord.
My strength is fading.[a]
Do not reject me,[b]
or I will join[c] those descending into the grave.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:7 tn Heb “my spirit is failing.”
- Psalm 143:7 tn Heb “do not hide your face from me.” The idiom “hide the face” (1) can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or (2) can carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).
- Psalm 143:7 tn Heb “I will be equal with.”
- Psalm 143:7 tn Heb “the pit.” The Hebrew noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit; cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. See Ps 28:1.
Psalm 143:7
New International Version
Psalm 143:7
New International Version
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