Psalms 143:8

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The speaker is the one praying, addressing the LORD. He is in urgent need, between asking for quick answer and asking for deliverance from enemies.

The words — חַסְדֶּךָ (chasdekh) is literally “your covenant loyalty,” the quality the psalmist asks to hear. הוֹדִיעֵנִי (hodi'eni) is “make known to me,” framing the request as instruction rather than a general blessing.

The thread — The request to be taught a way connects with Psalms 25:4 and Psalms 32:8. The trust stated here aligns with Proverbs 3:5.

Why it lands — It asks a reader to bring a specific need—direction and timing—rather than a vague plea. It ties trust to asking God to reveal the way to walk.

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The Hebrew words

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E./nimake hear/ me בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va./Bo.kerin the/ morning חַסְדֶּךָ֮chas.de./Khacovenant loyalty/ your כִּֽי־ki-forבְךָ֪ve./Khain/ youבָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.tiI have trusted הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E./nimake known to/ me דֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-[the] way ז֥וּzuwhich אֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhI will go כִּֽי־ki-for אֵ֝לֶיךָ'E.lei./khato/ you נָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.tiI lift up נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Sh/idesire/ my

King James Version

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Cross-references

Psalms 25:4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Psalms 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
Isaiah 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Psalms 46:5 God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalms 27:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
Psalms 59:16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.