Psalm 143:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 143:7-12

David here tells us what he said when he stretched forth his hands unto God; he begins not only as one in earnest, but as one in haste: ?Hear me speedily, and defer no longer, for my spirit faileth. I am just ready to faint; reach the cordial?quickly, quickly, or I am gone.? It was not a haste of unbelief, but of vehement desire and holy love. Make haste, O God! to help me. Three things David here prays for:? I. The manifestations of God's favour towards him, that God would be well pleased... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:8

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning ,.... Not only externally in the ministry of the word; but internally by the Spirit, so as to feel and perceive, and have some sensible experience of it; which he desired he might have in the morning, early, speedily, by the next morning; it being now night perhaps when he was in this distress, and put up this prayer; see 2 Samuel 18:1 ; Jarchi interprets it, when the redemption arises or springs out; meaning the deliverance of the Jews... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:8

Cause me to hear thy Loving-kindness in the morning - This petition was probably offered in the night-season. David had despatched his messengers in all directions; and prays to God that he might by the morning get some good news. Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk - Absalom and his partisans are in possession of all the country. I know not in what direction to go, that I may not fall in with them: point out by thy especial providence the path I should take. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:8

Verse 8 8.Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness. In this verse he again prays that God would show him his favor visibly and effectually. The expression cause me to hear, may seem not very proper, as the goodness of God is rather felt than heard; but as the mere perception of God’s benefits, without a believing apprehension and improvement of them, would do us little good, David very properly begins with hearing. We see how wicked men riot in the abundance of them, while yet they have no sense of... 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 143:8

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 143:7-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:8

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 143:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 143:8

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