Psalm 143:10-12 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 143:10

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:11

Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake ,.... Being like one dead, Psalm 143:3 ; that is, revive and cheer his drooping spirit, ready to fail, being overwhelmed within him, Psalm 143:4 ; as well as revive the work of grace in him; and quicken his soul to the exercise of grace, and discharge of duty; and this he desires not only for his own soul's good, but for the glory of God, that his name might be hououred, and not blasphemed; for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:12

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies ,.... Which, though an act of vindictive justice, and terrible righteousness to them, would be an act of grace and mercy to him, who thereby would be delivered from them: or, "for thy grace" F2 כחסדך "propter misericordiam tuam", Pagninus; "propter benignitatem tuam", Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "pergratiam tuam", Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; for the sake of it, for the honour of it, do this; those being, as Cocceius thinks,... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:11

Quicken me - I am as a dead man, and my hopes are almost dead within me. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:12

And of thy mercy - To me and the kingdom. Cut off mine enemies - Who, if they succeed, will destroy the very form of godliness. The steps he has already taken show that even morality shall have no countenance, if Absalom reign. I am thy servant - Whoever is disloyal to me, I will love and serve thee. For a full explanation of this Psalm, as applied to penitents, see the analysis. 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:11

Verse 11 11.For thy name’s sake, O Jehovah! etc. By this expression he makes it still more clear that it was entirely of God’s free mercy that he looked for deliverance; for, had he brought forward anything of his own, the cause would not have been in God, and only in God. He is said to help us for his own name’s sake, when, although he discovers nothing in us to conciliate his favor, he is induced to interpose of his mere goodness. To the same effect is the term righteousness; for God, as I... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:12

Verse 12 12.And in thy mercy, etc. In this verse he repeats for the fifth or sixth time that he looked for life only of God’s free mercy. Whatever severity may appear on the part of God when he destroys the wicked, David affirms that the vengeance taken upon them would be a proof of fatherly mercy to him. Indeed these two things often meet together — the severity and the goodness of God; for in stretching out his hand to deliver his own people, he directs the thunder of his indignation against... read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 143:12

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 143:12

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