Psalm 143:8

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Psalm 143:8

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Study notes

The psalmist asks to hear of God's steadfast love in the morning, because he trusts God, and to be shown the way he should go.

Explanation

The psalmist is in great trouble (143:3-4). He asks for two things at the start of the day: to know God's love, and to be shown the right way. "To You I lift up my soul" is a picture of handing himself over to God.

Original language

בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀ (va.Bo.ker): morning
Hebrew · Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H1242 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Morning.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 143:8, word 2
חַסְדֶּךָ֮ (chas.de.Kha): kindness
Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H2617A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Covenant loyalty: God's steadfast, faithful love. The BSB often translates it "loving devotion".
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 143:8, word 3
בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי (va.Ta.che.ti): to trust
Hebrew · Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H0982 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
I have trusted.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 143:8, word 6
דֶּֽרֶךְ־ (de.rekh-): conduct
Hebrew · Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · Strong's H1870G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)
Way.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 143:8, word 8

Cross-references

Lamentations 3:22-23 · Same theme
His mercies are new every morning.
Psalm 25:1 · Same theme
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 32:8 · Same theme
I will teach you the way you should go.

Sources

STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament
Dataset · STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Used for: Original language

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀ חַסְדֶּךָ֮ כִּֽי־בְךָ֪ בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אֵ֝לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E.ni“make hear me”
Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va.Bo.ker“in the morning”
Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
חַסְדֶּךָ֮chas.de.Kha“covenant loyalty your”
Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
כִּֽי־ki-“for”
Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
בְךָ֪ve.Kha“in you”
Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.ti“I have trusted”
Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּטַח · “to trust” · Strong's H0982
הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.ni“make known to me”
Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
דֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-“[the] way”
Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
ז֥וּzu“which”
Particle, relative · from זוּ · “this” · Strong's H2098
אֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.Lekh“I will go”
Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
כִּֽי־ki-“for”
Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
אֵ֝לֶיךָ'E.lei.kha“to you”
Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
נָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.ti“I lift up”
Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shi“desire my”
Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G

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Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)