What does Psalms 143:8 mean?

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Psalms 143:8, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Psalms 143:6-10

  1. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
  2. 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
  3. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
  4. 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
  5. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

143:8-10 The psalmist prays for wisdom (see 5:8; 25:4-6; 138; 143:10). • your gracious Spirit: The Spirit brings God’s goodness (see 23:6).

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About the book of Psalms

Author
several authors; 73 psalms bear David's name in the title
When
from the 10th century BC to after the exile
Period
Reino unido, c. 1050 a 930 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

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