Psalms 143:7Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, so that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.
The setting
Israel, ~1000 BC. David at his breaking point, possibly during Absalom's rebellion, feeling death approaching as his spirit literally fails within him...
The emotion here: at the absolute end of his rope, spirit literally failing
The original word
kalah (כָּלָה) — to be finished, consumed, to reach the end of one's resources completely
Why it matters
The 'pit' refers to Sheol, the Hebrew underworld where the dead were cut off from God
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 143:7
This is a prayer deadline — David is telling God 'I'm almost gone, act NOW'
Common misconceptionPeople think desperate prayers show weak faith, but David shows that crisis prayers can be the most faithful — still talking to God when you have nothing left.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 143:7
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 143:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 143:7 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include urgent prayer, spiritual desperation, seeking God. Notable phrases: Hurry to answer me; My spirit fails; Don't hide your face. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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