Psalm 143:7

God's Word

Answer me quickly, O Lord. My spirit is worn out. Do not hide your face from me, or I will be like those who go into the pit.

Cross References

Psalm 102:2

Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble. Turn your ear toward me. Answer me quickly when I call.

Psalm 22:24

The Lord has not despised or been disgusted with the plight of the oppressed one. He has not hidden his face from that person. The Lord heard when that oppressed person cried out to him for help.

Psalm 27:9

Do not hide your face from me. Do not angrily turn me away. You have been my help. Do not leave me! Do not abandon me, O God, my savior!

Psalm 28:1

O Lord, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go into the pit.

Psalm 40:17

But I am oppressed and needy. May the Lord think of me. You are my help and my savior. O my God, do not delay!

Psalm 69:17

I am in trouble, so do not hide your face from me. Answer me quickly!

Psalm 69:18

Come close, and defend my soul. Set me free because of my enemies.

Psalm 69:3

I am exhausted from crying for help. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God.

Psalm 70:5

But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come to me quickly. You are my help and my savior. O Lord, do not delay!

Psalm 71:12

O God, do not be so distant from me. O my God, come quickly to help me.

Psalm 84:2

My soul longs and yearns for the Lord’s courtyards. My whole body shouts for joy to the living God.

Proverbs 13:12

Delayed hope makes one sick at heart, but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

Isaiah 38:18

Sheol doesn’t thank you! Death doesn’t praise you! Those who go down to the pit cannot expect you to be faithful.

Isaiah 57:16

I will not accuse you forever. I will not be angry with you forever. Otherwise, the spirits, the lives of those I’ve made, would grow faint in my presence.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

Luke 21:26

People will faint as they fearfully wait for what will happen to the world. Indeed, the powers of the universe will be shaken.