Psalm 143:8

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:1-12 , another psalm of David.Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness. And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified ( Psalms 143:1-2 ).God, I don't want justice for me, only for my enemies. For me I want mercy. No one living can be justified before God. Impossible! "There is none righteous, no, not one" ( Romans 3:10 ). God said, "I looked over the earth and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 143:1-12

This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10 . Thy Spirit is good. The LXX read, “Let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.” REFLECTIONS. This psalm was composed also in exile, as appears from his prayer to be led into the land of uprightness: Psalms 143:10. These litanies, or pleadings with heaven, are glowing, ardent, and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:1-12Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications.A penitential soul in prayerI. The reasons urged.1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly until he is made deeply conscious that he has no claims whatever upon the favour of God, and that his necessities, if relieved at all, must be relieved by sovereign mercy alone.2. A terrible sense of danger (verses 3, 4).3. An encouraging reminiscence of God (verse 5).4. An intense craving of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 143:8

Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning.How to have a good dayThere are days and days. There are days of darkness such as this psalm illustrates. Many think that David sung this psalm when he fled from Absalom.I. It was a dark day for David.1. It was a day of hard environment. “The enemy hath persecuted my soul.” Think of David fugitive, and climbing, in sackcloth, the slopes of the Mount of Olives. There are days when everything seems to go against us.2. It was a day for... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 143:8

Psa 143:8 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. Ver. 8. Cause me to hear … in the morning] Mane, id est mature, as soon as may be, or (at least) as is meet, make me to hear of joy and gladness, speak comfort to my conscience, and help to my afflicted condition. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 143:8

to hear: Psalms 30:5, Psalms 42:8, Psalms 46:5, *marg. Psalms 59:16, Genesis 32:24-Joel :, Hosea 6:3 cause me: Psalms 143:10, Psalms 5:8, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 32:8, Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:73, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 30:21, Isaiah 48:17 for I lift: Psalms 25:1, Psalms 86:4, Lamentations 3:41 Reciprocal: Exodus 18:20 - the way 2 Samuel 2:1 - inquired 1 Kings 8:36 - thou teach Ezra 8:21 - to seek Nehemiah 9:12 - in the way Job 22:26 - lift up Job 34:32 -... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 143:8

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.Morning — Seasonably and speedily. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:8

8. Cause me to hear The morning will bring the trumpet call, and the marshalling and march of the host. For that reason the guiding voice of divine mercy, and the pointing of divine guidance, are a more pressing necessity. In this verse is a certain sense of relief, as if the psalmist were consciously casting his burden on the Lord. read more

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