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Psalms 141:8
Psalms 141:8 is verse 8 of Psalms chapter 141, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Or do not pour out my life or do not give me over to death
King James Version
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
World English Bible
For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.
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Psalms 141:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 25:15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
Psalms 123:1I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
Psalms 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
Psalms 25:16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
Psalms 143:3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
John 14:18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.