What is the meaning of Psalm 143:7? Answer me quickly, O LORD David cries out with urgency. He believes the Lord truly hears and responds, so he asks for a swift reply. • Psalm 69:17 shows the same trusting insistence: “Answer me quickly, O LORD, for my distress is great.” • In Psalm 86:7 David says, “In the day of my trouble I call on You, for You will answer me,” revealing his confidence that God’s ear is always open to His covenant people. The plea is not presumption; it is the language of a child who knows the Father’s faithfulness and therefore feels free to say, “Please act now.” my spirit fails Exhaustion has set in. David confesses he has nothing left in reserve. • Psalm 77:3 records a similar weakness: “My spirit grows faint.” • In Psalm 142:3 he admits, “When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way.” The line is a literal admission of inner collapse. He is not dramatizing; he is at the end of himself, so he turns to the One who never falters. Do not hide Your face from me Biblically, God’s face represents favor and fellowship. To have Him “turn His face” is blessing (Numbers 6:24-26); for Him to hide it is unbearable distance. • Psalm 27:9 voices the same fear: “Do not hide Your face from me; do not reject Your servant in anger.” • Psalm 30:7 testifies, “When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.” David knows that life is found in God’s nearness, so he asks for ongoing, visible favor. or I will be like those who descend to the Pit Without God’s intervention, David expects the end that befalls the godless—silence, darkness, death. • Psalm 28:1 pictures it: “If You remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the Pit.” • Psalm 88:4 describes the pit-dweller as “one set apart with the dead.” For David, God’s absence equals spiritual and physical defeat. Only the Lord can rescue him from that destiny. summary Psalm 143:7 captures a desperate believer who knows the Lord’s character and therefore pleads for a speedy answer. He confesses utter weakness, begs for the shining of God’s face, and recognizes that without divine help he is as good as dead. The verse models honest dependence on a faithful God whose swift response is the difference between life and the pit. |
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