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Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 143:1-12

Memorable Days Psalms 143:5 I. 'I remember the days' when there were no days; I remember the period before duration was broken up into fragmentary hours and perishable opportunities; my time enables me to go back by spiritual interpretation and ideality into the chambers of the infinite, the eternal presence. 'I remember the days:' I have written them down in my book kept in the treasure-house of mine heart; no thief can break through and steal; the days are my own, the history is a gathering... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:1-12THIS psalm’s depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood is all that is meant by the superscription in calling it "a psalm of David." Its copious use of quotations and allusions indicate a late date. But there is no warrant for taking the speaker to be the personified Israel. It is clearly divided into two equal halves, as indicated by the Selah, which is not... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalm 143-145 In Psalms 143:1-12 the enemy is mentioned again, the enemy who pursued David. “For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have long been dead.” How this again reminds us of the death experience of the pious remnant when the man of sin, the Antichrist will rule in Israel’s land. Prayer for deliverance follows. Hear me speedily--Hide not Thy face from me--Cause me to hear Thy... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 143:10

143:10 {k} Teach me to {l} do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy spirit [is] good; lead me into the land of uprightness.(k) He confesses that both the knowledge and obedience of God’s will comes by the Spirit of God, who teaches us by his word, gives understanding by his Spirit, and frames our hearts by his grace to obey him.(l) That is, justly and aright, for as soon as we decline from God’s will, we fall into error. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 135:0 Praises God for choosing Jacob (Psalms 135:1-4 ), extols His power in the natural world (Psalms 135:5-7 ), and in the deliverance of His people from Egypt (Psalms 135:8-9 ) and bringing them into the promised land (Psalms 135:10-12 ). All this is in contrast to the vanity of idols (Psalms 135:13-18 ). Psalms 136:0 Is of the same character as the preceding, but is notable for the chorus attached to each verse a chorus with which we have become familiar in other psalms (Psalms 106:1... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 143:7-12

Here are the same hopes, the same confidences, and the same acts of faith, which all the other parts of the believer's supplications carry with them, that the issue shall be prosperous. And to those who view Christ as the foundation on which those hopes are built, the issue will never be doubtful. Jesus hath said, heaven and earth shall pass away; but my word shall not pass away, Matthew 24:35 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:10

Kings. Their power cannot protect them. (Haydock) --- Hast. Several read, "wilt redeem." --- Malicious. Hebrew, "his servant from the evil sword" (Montanus) of Goliath, (Chaldean) or of Saul, (Berthier) and all his other enemies. (Haydock) --- He represents himself in the midst of danger, from the rebels. (Calmet) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:7-12

7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the right way. Not only show me what thy will is,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 143:1-12

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms. v. 1. Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications, in which he implores the Lord's help and mercy; in Thy faithfulness, by which God keeps His promises, answer me, and in Thy righteousness, which He shows in relieving those who walk before Him in obedience to His holy will. v. 2. And... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:0A Psalm of David Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications:In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant;For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;He hath smitten my life down to the ground;He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;My heart within me is desolate.5 I... read more