Psalms 141:8
But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
Young's Literal Translation
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 one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
9Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:12'O our God, dost Thou not execute judgment upon them? for there is no power in us before this great multitude that hath come against us, and we know not what we do, but on Thee [are] our eyes.'
Psalms 11:1To the Overseer. — By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, 'They moved [to] Thy mountain for the bird?
Psalms 102:17He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.
Psalms 143:3For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
John 14:18'I will not leave you bereaved, I come unto 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 →