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Psalm 141:8

For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.

6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
7“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
8For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.
9Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10Let the wicked fall together into their own nets while I pass by.
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Eyes fixed on the Lord and a plea against destitution share one breath here, leaving room for trust that still has urgent need.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”Both prayers turn their eyes toward God amid danger, seeking help from him while their need remains.
Psalm 25:15My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.Both speakers keep their eyes on the Lord; Psalm 25 names rescue from a net as the help expected from him.
Psalm 123:1A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.Both prayers describe eyes directed toward God, whom the speakers address as the one above them.
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.The psalm pleads against being left destitute; Isaiah records the Lord’s promise to answer the needy and never forsake them.
Psalm 102:17He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.Destitution connects the plea in Psalm 141 with Psalm 102’s account of God hearing the destitute without despising their prayer.
John 14:18I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.The psalm asks God not to leave the speaker destitute; Jesus promises not to leave those he addresses as orphans.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. anxiety or panic. feeling distant from God.

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Pray Psalm 141:8 aloud before bed tonight

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Encouragement

Taking refuge in God can include the plea, “Don’t leave my soul destitute.” The prayer speaks trust while the danger described around it remains unresolved.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).