Psalm 143:7-10 NASB

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:9

Verse 9 9.Deliver me, O Jehovah! from my enemies. This prayer is to the same effect, his enemies being so earnestly bent upon his destruction as to leave no outgate for him. The verb כסיתי, chisithi, some render to hope: the proper meaning is to cover, and I am unwilling to depart from it. The explanation some give is, that David upon perceiving the imminent danger to which he was exposed, betook himself to the covert of God’s shadow, and concealed himself under the protection of it. This seems... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:10

Verse 10 10.Teach me that I may do thy will. He now rises to something higher, praying not merely for deliverance from outward troubles, but, what is of still greater importance, for the guidance of God’s Spirit, that he might not decline to the right hand or to the left, but be kept in the path of rectitude. This is a request which should never be forgotten when temptations assail us with great severity, as it is peculiarly difficult to submit to God without resorting to unwarrantable methods... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The soul's appeal to God. The groundwork of the psalm is that of great affliction. The psalmist is in very sore trouble; the strongest expressions are used to convey the idea of complete outward disaster and inward dejection ( Psalms 143:3 , Psalms 143:4 ). There is only one respect in which things could be worse than they are—death itself, and the going down into the dark land of forgetfulness ( Psalms 143:7 ). But, as in the preceding psalm, his dire extremity is the very occasion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The cry of the overwhelmed spirit. I. ITS CHARACTERISTICS . 1. How earnest it is! The psalmist was not in any light, indifferent, or formal spirit when he uttered this prayer. Its intensity is evident all the way through. 2. And believing . "In thy faithfulness answer me" ( Psalms 143:1 ). He believed the promises of God, and claims their fulfillment, expects that what God has promised he will make good. Such expectation is all too rare; and its rarity accounts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

A complaint and a prayer. This the last of the penitential psalms. The authorship and occasion of it uncertain. Pervaded by a deep tone of sorrow and anguish and a deep sense of sin. Roughly divided, the first part ( Psalms 143:1-6 ) contains the complaint ; and the second ( Psalms 143:7-12 ), the prayer founded on that complaint. I. THE COMPLAINT . 1. His enemies overwhelmed with a sense of desolation . ( Psalms 143:3 , Psalms 143:4 .) "His life was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:7

Hear me speedily, O Lord . Here the direct supplication of Psalms 143:1 is taken up, and pressed. "Hear me, O Lord; and not only hear me, but that speedily. It is a time for haste" (comp. Psalms 141:1 ). My spirit faileth ; or, "fainteth" ( LXX ; ἐξέλιπε ). Hide not thy face from me (comp. Psalms 27:9 ; Psalms 69:17 ; Psalms 102:2 ). Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit (see the comment on Psalms 28:1 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:7

Becoming like unto them that go down into the pit; Such was the psalmist's horrible dread, the extreme terror of his soul. I. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN ? The dead were they who went down into the pit. 1. The expression is one of those which mark the intense repulsion with which the Old Testament saints regarded death . Listen to David's piteous cry, "Oh, spare me that I may recover strength," etc. ( Psalms 39:1-13 .; cf. also Psalms 88:1-7 , Psalms 88:10-12 ; Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:8

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning ; i . e . early, speedily (comp. Psalms 46:5 ; Psalms 90:14 ). For in thee do I trust. His utter trust in God gives him a claim to be beard and helped. Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; i . e . illumine me, so that I may perceive the course which I ought to follow (comp. Psalms 5:8 , "Make thy way straight before my face"). For I lift up my soul unto thee . Again, a sort of claim seems to be urged, as in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:8

The way wherein we should walk. The tone and language of this psalm lend color to the general belief that it was written by David, and, perhaps, as the LXX . adds, when he was a fugitive from before the rebellion of Absalom. He had very great need of help. He could not plead that he had done no wrong; on the contrary, he virtually confesses that he has ( Psalms 143:2 ). But his present distress was very great; and we can well believe that he turned to his accustomed arms of prayer and... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:8

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