Psalm 143:9-10 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 143:9

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies ,.... Either Saul and his courtiers, or Absalom and the conspirators along with him; who were many, and lively and strong, stronger than he; and therefore God only could deliver him, and to him he sought for it, and not to men; and so deliverance from spiritual enemies is only from the Lord; I flee unto thee to hide me ; from their rage and fury; who was the only asylum or place of refuge for him, where he could be safe. It may be rendered, "with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:10

Teach me to do thy will ,.... Revealed in the word; which saints desire a greater knowledge of in order to do it, and in which they delight; and also are desirous of being taught, and to practise submission to the will of God under afflictions; which was now the case of the psalmist; for thou art my God ; his covenant God; and from whom all his afflictions came in a covenant way, and therefore desires to be instructed by him in them; see Jeremiah 31:18 ; thy Spirit is good ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:9

I flee unto thee to hide me - That I may not be found by my enemies, who seek my life to destroy it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:10

Teach me to do thy will - רצונך retsonecha , thy pleasure. To be found doing the will of God is the only safe state for man. Thy Spirit is good - The Author of every good desire and holy purpose. Lead me - Let it lead me by its continued inspirations and counsels. Into the land of uprightness - " Into a right land," Chaldee. Into the place where I shall be safe. The old Psalter has, Thi goste gude sal lede me into rygt lande. read more

John Calvin

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

John Calvin

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:10

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

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