Psalm 43

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 43:4

Then will I go unto the altar of God, to offer sacrifices of thanksgiving for my deliverance. My exceeding joy; the principal author and matter of all my joy and comfort. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

INTRODUCTIONThis psalm was composed by the same author as the preceding one, and has reference to the same occasion. It is fitted to impart help and encouragement to the afflicted and desponding in their troubles. The pious spirit of the author is clearly seen in the psalm.DEVOUT LONGINGSThe poet pours out his heart to God in petitions, expostulations, and promises; but the prevailing tone of the psalm is that of intense desire. He longsI. For vindication and deliverance. “Judge me, O God, and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:3

Psalms 43:3 The forty-second and forty-third Psalms give us an insight into the very heart of the Psalmist. David there appears as the man whose affections were set upon God, and who in all the changes, and chances, and dangers of a chequered life looked upward, aspired for closer communion with God; and it is for this that he is our teacher and our example. I. We need to have this teaching and this example in this life of weary toil. We need to have our spirits lifted up, not to be always... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:4

Psalms 43:4 I. The text pronounces one good word joy. "The joy of the Lord is strength." The cheerful spirit is the healthful and the dutiful spirit. I do not mean the spirit of animal jollity, nor the merriment of indifference, but that subdued, cheerful spirit which fronts its duties. II. He pronounces with greater emphasis the word "God." For God alone is exceeding joy. Sensuality cloys, but never satisfies; ambition is disturbed and dissatisfied; refined intelligence and taste leave... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 43:3-4

DISCOURSE: 573ACCESS TO GOD IN ORDINANCESPsalms 43:3-4. O send out thy light and thy truth! Let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.IT is supposed that David wrote both this and the preceding psalm when he was driven from Jerusalem by his rebellious son, Absalom. After briefly calling on God to judge between him and his blood-thirsty... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 43:5

DISCOURSE: 574SOURCES AND REMEDY OF DEJECTIONPsalms 43:5. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.IT has pleased God to suffer many of his most eminent servants to be in trouble, and to record their experience for our benefit, that we, when in similar circumstances, may know, that we are not walking in an untrodden path, and that we may see how to demean ourselves aright.... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Psalms 43:1-5 Psalms 43:1-5 seems to be similar to Psalms 42:1-11 . There are some who believe that it actually belonged to Psalms 42:1-11 , and in some of the manuscripts they were even put together as one psalm.Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me;... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 43:1-5

REFLECTIONS. PSALM 42. 43. These two psalms were originally one, and it is difficult to account for their being divided. They both close with the same reviving chorus. David composed them beyond the Jordan, and in the vicinity of mount Hermon, when he fled from Absalom; and to that cruel and unnatural revolt we are indebted, under God, for some of his most pathetic pieces. The first object which pierced his soul in exile, was banishment from the house and altar of the Lord. He was perfectly... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 43:1-5

Psalms 43:1-5Judge me, O God, and plead my cause.The soul’s double appealI. An appeal to God.1. For Divine vindication.2. For Divine deliverance.3. For Divine information.4. For Divine guidance.II. An appeal to self. He was conscious of--1. The personality of his soul.2. The sorrow of his soul.3. The interests of his son! (Homilist.)In exileI. The exile’s prayer.1. For judgment against the accusations of an ungodly nation. Nothing uncommon for the Christian to be the target of wrong charges.2.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 43:2

Psalms 43:2Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?The secret of sadnessI. Is it because I am not really fighting against him? Am I doing my best, or only allowing religion to be a sentiment, a dream, and not a real stern battle?II. Is it because I am only fighting a part of the enemy? Prince Rupert, at the battles of Edgehill and Marston Moor, was utterly defeated because he concentrated all his strength on one wing of the enemy, heedless of the other. So is it often with... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 43:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:3

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:4

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 43:3-4

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 43:5

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 43:1-5

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 43:1-5

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 43:2

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