Psalms 141:8
For my eyes are to thee, O lord LORD. In thee do I take refuge. Leave not my soul destitute.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
In Context
7Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, will thou not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. Neither do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee.
Psalms 11:1In LORD I take refuge. How will ye say to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain.
Psalms 102:17He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
Psalms 143:3For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead.
John 14:18I will not leave you orphaned. I am coming to you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:6-10
Reproofs of the Righteous; Complaints and Petitions. 5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave… Read the whole commentary →