Psalm 43:5

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 43:5

Psalms 43:5Why 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. Discouragement’s recoveryThis psalm was penned by David, which shows the passions of his soul; for God’s children know the estate of their own souls for the strengthening of their trust and bettering their obedience. Now, this is the difference between psalms and other places of Scripture. Other scriptures speak mostly from... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 43:5

Psa 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. Ver. 5. Why art thou bowed down, &c. ] See Psalms 42:5 ; Psalms 42:11 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 43:5

cast down: Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11 health: Yeshuoth, "salvations" or deliverances. See note on Psalms 44:4. Reciprocal: Genesis 49:6 - O my soul 2 Samuel 15:30 - and wept as he went up Job 11:18 - because Psalms 13:5 - my heart Psalms 31:14 - Thou Psalms 61:2 - my heart Psalms 62:5 - soul Psalms 67:2 - saving Psalms 71:14 - But Psalms 131:2 - quieted Lamentations 3:20 - humbled Lamentations 3:24 - therefore Jonah 2:7 - I remembered John 14:1 - not 1 Corinthians 13:13 - hope 1 Thessalonians... read more