Psalm 43:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

David here makes application to God, by faith and prayer, as his judge, his strength, his guide, his joy, his hope, with suitable affections and expressions. I. As his Judge, his righteous Judge, who he knew would judge him, and who (being conscious of his own integrity) he knew would judge for him (Ps. 43:1): Judge me, O God! and plead my cause. There were those that impeached him; against them he is defendant, and from their courts, where he stood unjustly convicted and condemned, he appeals... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God ,.... The Targum adds, with the judgment of truth; see Romans 2:2 ; and plead my cause ; which was a righteous one; and therefore he could commit it to God to be tried and judged by him, and could put it into his hands to plead it for him; See Gill on Psalm 35:1 ; against an ungodly nation ; meaning either the Philistines, among whom he was; or his own nation, when they joined his son Absalom in rebellion against him: some understand it of the great numbers that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause - ריבי ריבה ribah ribi , a forensic term, properly enough translated, plead my cause, be my counsellor and advocate. Ungodly nation - The Babylonians; the impious, perfidious, wicked, and deceitful Babylonians. The deceitful and unjust man - Nebuchadnezzar. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 43:1

Verse 1 1Judege me, O God! David, in the first place, complains of the extreme cruelty of his enemies; but in the verses which immediately follow, he shows that there was nothing which he felt to be more grievous, than to be deprived of the opportunity of access to the sanctuary. We have an evidence of his enjoying the testimony of a good conscience in this, that he commends the defense of his cause to God. The term judge, which he first makes use of, is nothing else than to undertake the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God (comp. Psalms 35:24 ). And plead my cause. (comp. Psalms 35:1 ). God's intervention is asked in the struggle between David and his enemies, on the assumed ground that he is in the right, and not they. God will, of course, only interpose if this is so. Against an ungodly nation; or, an unkind , unloving nation. Though called גוִי , as in Isaiah 1:4 , still Israel is meant. They were "unloving," both towards God and towards their king . O deliver me from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

God the salvation of the countenance; or, a light heart makes a bright face. Dr. Binnie remarks, "The forty-second and forty-third [psalms] (which go together), were almost certainly written by the Korahites who accompanied David in his flight beyond the Jordan during Absalom's rebellion." £ Nearly all modern critics consider that this and the preceding psalm formed originally but one. £ So the similarity of Psalms 42:5 , Psalms 42:11 and Psalms 43:5 would suggest. There is a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Strengthening the heart in God. What Jonathan did for David when he went to him into the wood of Ziph, David does here for himself—he strengthens his heart in God ( 1 Samuel 23:16 ). "Hope in God." We learn here that— I. HOPE IS BASED ON GOD 'S REVELATION OF HIMSELF . We only know God as he is pleased to make himself known to us. In his works and in his Word we find the same character. The lesson comes to us from all sides that God is true, and that his laws should be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God - This does not mean, Pronounce sentence upon me; but, Undertake my cause; interpose in my behalf; do justice in the case. He regarded his own cause as right; he felt that he was greatly wronged by the treatment which he received from people, and he asks to have it shown that he was not guilty of what his enemies charged on him; that he was an upright man, and a friend of God. See Psalms 7:8, note; Psalms 26:1, note.And plead my cause - See the notes at Psalms 35:1. “Against an... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 43:1-2

Psalms 43:1-2. Judge me, O God, &c. “O God, the supreme Judge of the whole world, I appeal to thee, in this contest between me and a seditious people, who, void of piety and humanity,” (so the phrase לא חסיד , lo chasid, here rendered ungodly, means,) “are risen up in rebellion against me, beseeching thee to vindicate my innocence, and defend me from their violence.” Bishop Patrick. He calls the company of his enemies a nation, because of their great numbers: for they were the far... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 43:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 43:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 43:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 43:1-5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 43:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 43:1-2

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