Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

General references

Bible References

Consider

Psalm 9:13
Show me favour, O Yahweh! Behold my humiliation due to them who hate me, Lift me on high out of the gates of death;
Psalm 25:19
Behold my foes, for they abound, - and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me.
Psalm 31:7
I will indeed exult and rejoice, in thy lovingkindness, - In that thou hast looked upon my humiliation, thou hast taken note that in distresses was my life;
Psalm 119:153
[RESH] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten.
Lamentations 5:1
Remember, O Yahweh, what hath befallen us, Look around, and see our reproach:

Lighten

Psalm 18:28
For, thou, didst light up my lamp, Yahweh my God, enlightened my darkness;
1 Samuel 14:27
But, Jonathan, heard not his father putting the people on oath, so he reached forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honey-copse, - and brought back his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened.
Ezra 9:8
And, now, for a very little moment, hath come favour from Yahweh our God, in leaving to us a remnant to escape, and in giving to us a nail in his holy place, - that our God may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Luke 2:32
A light for the unveiling of nations, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Revelation 21:23
And, the city, hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine therein; for, the glory of God, illumined it, and, the lamp thereof, was the Lamb.

Lest

Jeremiah 51:39
When they are heated, I will spread their banquets, And let them drink that they may become uproarious, So shall they sleep an age-abiding sleep and not wake, - Declareth Yahweh.
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore it saith - Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

General references

Job 23:8
Behold! eastward, I go, but he is not there, and, westward, but I perceive him not;
Psalm 54:2
O God! Hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth;
Matthew 5:4
Happy, they who mourn; for, they, shall be comforted: