Psalms 141:8
For mine eyes are unto Thee, O GOD the Lord; in Thee have I taken refuge, O pour not out my soul.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
7As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.
9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, wilt Thou not execute judgment on them? for we have no might against this great multitude that cometh against us; neither know we what to do; but our eyes are upon Thee.'
Psalms 11:1For the Leader. A Psalm of David. In the LORD have I taken refuge; how say ye to my soul: 'Flee thou! to your mountain, ye birds'?
Psalms 102:17(102-18) When He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer.
Psalms 143:3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath crushed my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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 →