Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Lest i be like, etc

Bible References

Hear me

Psalm 13:1
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 40:13
Lord, be pleased to deliver me;
hurry to help me, Lord.
Psalm 70:5
I am afflicted and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.
Psalm 71:12
God, do not be far from me;
my God, hurry to help me.

My spirit

Psalm 40:12
For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary from my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;
for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,
even the breath of man, which I have made.
Luke 21:26
People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the celestial powers will be shaken.

Hide not

Psalm 22:24
For He has not despised or detested
the torment of the afflicted.
He did not hide His face from him
but listened when he cried to Him for help.
Psalm 27:9
Do not hide Your face from me;
do not turn Your servant away in anger.
You have been my helper;
do not leave me or abandon me,
God of my salvation.
Psalm 69:17
Don’t hide Your face from Your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
I will wait for Him.

Lest i be like, etc

Psalm 28:1
Davidic.Lord, I call to You;
my rock, do not be deaf to me.
If You remain silent to me,
I will be like those going down to the Pit.
Psalm 88:4
I am counted among those going down to the Pit.
I am like a man without strength,
Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You.
Those who go down to the Pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

General references

Deuteronomy 4:4
But you who have remained faithful to the Lord your God are all alive today.
Psalm 54:2
God, hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 119:123
My eyes grow weary looking for Your salvation
and for Your righteous promise.

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