Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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Gill's Exposition
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake,.... Being like one dead, Psa 143:3; that is, revive and cheer his drooping spirit, ready to fail, being overwhelmed within him, Psa 143:4; as well as revive…
Barnes' Notes
Quicken me, O Lord - Give me life. Compare the notes at Eph 2:1. Make me equal to my circumstances, for I am ready to sink and to yield. For thy name’s sake - For thine honor. Compare the notes at Dan…
David here tells us what he said when he stretched forth his hands unto God; he begins not only as one in earnest, but as one in haste: "Hear me speedily, and defer no longer, for my spirit faileth. I…
The Psalmist's confidence that God will deliver His servant. The verbs in these last two verses should be rendered as futures not imperatives.
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