Psalm 143:12 NASB,NASB

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:7-12

7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the right way. Not only show me what thy will is,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 143:1-12

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms. v. 1. Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications, in which he implores the Lord's help and mercy; in Thy faithfulness, by which God keeps His promises, answer me, and in Thy righteousness, which He shows in relieving those who walk before Him in obedience to His holy will. v. 2. And... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:0A Psalm of David Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications:In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant;For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;He hath smitten my life down to the ground;He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;My heart within me is desolate.5 I... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

the Cry of the Thirsty Soul Psalms 143:1-12 This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3 . Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, David realized that his past had been by no means immaculate. The holiest have least confidence in themselves, Job 9:3 ; Philippians 3:7 . Bernard of Clairvaux said: “So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot answer even for my righteousness.” There is no judgment or condemnation for those who... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 143:1-12

This is the last of the four psalms, and both in respect of the sense of helplessness and of assurance in God, it is more vivid and striking than either of them. So far as human situation is concerned, it is a cry of despair, and a terrible one indeed. The life is smitten, the spirit is overwhelmed, and the whole complaint ends with a statement, “My heart within me is desolate.” That final word “desolate” has in it the sob of an unillumined sea. Yet the psalm opens with an earnest cry to... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:1-12

CXLIII. There is no internal argument to justify the LXX title, “ A Ps. of [or by] David when his son persecuted him.” On the contrary, it contains reminiscences of other and those late Psalms 143:3 b is borrowed from Lamentations 3:6, for clearly the author of the latter passage is more vigorous and original than the author of the Ps. The theme is an ordinary one. The Psalmist prays for deliverance from his foes, who have brought him to death’ s door, and imprecates vengeance upon them.But... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 143:12

Of thy mercy; out of thy mercy to me, whose life they seek. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

INTRODUCTIONThis is the last of what are called the Seven Penitential Psalms. In the Hebrew it has the superscription, “A Psalm of David.” And in the Septuagint and the Vulgate there is added, “When Absalom, his son, pursued him.” Yet many expositors regard the Psalm as written in subsequent times, after the manner of David. Thus Delitzsch views it as “a later effort to copy after the Davidic Psalm-poetry.” And Moll doubts “whether such a poet as David would have so copied himself, as would be... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:12

Psalms 143:12 I. We have nothing to do with the historical sense of these and other like passages; it is not, and cannot be, in their historical and human meaning that the Psalms are the perpetual storehouse of prayer and thanksgiving for the people of God in every age. But the spiritual meaning of these words expresses an eternal truth which we should do ill not to remember. We have enemies; we have those that vex our soul; the Psalmist spoke a language which every one of God's servants may... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:1-12

Psalms 143:1-12 , another psalm of David.Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness. And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified ( Psalms 143:1-2 ).God, I don't want justice for me, only for my enemies. For me I want mercy. No one living can be justified before God. Impossible! "There is none righteous, no, not one" ( Romans 3:10 ). God said, "I looked over the earth and... read more