Psalms 141:8
But my eyes are turned towards you, O Lord. Do not pour out my life, for in you I take refuge.
Open English Bible (US)
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 stones on a country road cleft and broken so lie our bones scattered for Death to devour.
9Keep me safe from the trap they have laid for me, from the snares of the workers of trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 11:1In the Lord I take refuge. How can you tell me to flee like a bird to the mountains?
Psalms 102:17in response to the prayer of the destitute, whose prayer he will not despise.
Psalms 143:3For the enemy persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.
John 14:18I will not leave you bereaved; I will come 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 →