Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. Psalms 143:1 -Introductory prayer (Psalms 143:1) for an answer according to God's faithfulness. Deprecating judgment, he complains of his distress (Psalms 143:3); the object of his praye... [ Continue Reading ]
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. AND ENTER NOT INTO JUDGMENT WITH THY SERVANT - for my many shortcomings. This shows that the "righteousness" of God, in accordance with which in the Psalmist prays for a favourable answer, is not the... [ Continue Reading ]
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. FOR THE ENEMY HATH PERSECUTED MY SOUL. "For" introduces the reason urged for granting his request-namely, the violence of the godless enemy,... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. THEREFORE IS MY SPIRIT OVERWHELMED WITHIN ME (; ) THEREFORE IS MY SPIRIT OVERWHELMED WITHIN ME - (; .) MY HEART WITHIN ME IS DESOLATE. "Within me" - literally, 'in the midst of me;' implying how deeply the feeling had... [ Continue Reading ]
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD; I MEDITATE ON ALL THY WORKS; I MUSE ON THE WORK OF THY HANDS - namely, thy work in mightily delivering thy people from their oppressors. The remembrance of past deliverance only... [ Continue Reading ]
I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. I STRETCH FORTH MY HANDS UNTO THEE (): MY SOUL THIRSTETH AFTER THEE, AS A THIRSTY LAND - as a parched land thirsting for the refreshing rain. "Thirsty" - literally, fainting or languishing ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. HEAR ME SPEEDILY, O LORD; MY SPIRIT FAILETH. "Hear me;" translate as the same Hebrew is translated in , 'answer me speedily' (; ). "Faileth" - `is exhausted,' or "consumed... [ Continue Reading ]
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. CAUSE ME TO HEAR THY LOVING-KINDNESS IN THE MORNING; FOR IN THEE DO I TRUST - cause me to know it by actually delivering me. So 'make me to... [ Continue Reading ]
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. DELIVER ME, O LORD, FROM MINE ENEMIES: I FLEE UNTO THEE TO HIDE ME (; ) - literally, 'to thee I hide myself;' i:e., I go to thee, to hide myself with thee (; ). God will hide those who hide themselves with Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. TEACH ME TO DO THY WILL ( ); FOR THOU ART MY GOD: THY SPIRIT IS GOOD; LEAD ME INTO THE LAND OF UPRIGHTNESS. The parallelism to the two former clauses is better kept up in the English version, w... [ Continue Reading ]
Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. QUICKEN ME, O LORD, FOR THY NAME'S SAKE - for the sake of thine own glory, that thou mayest show thyself to be the God of loving-kindness and power which thou art esteemed to be. Compare ; ; , on t... [ Continue Reading ]
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. AND OF THY MERCY CUT OFF MINE ENEMIES (; ; ) - according to the promise, . FOR I AM THY SERVANT. Not boasting of his own service, but commending the electing grace of God, to which he ascrib... [ Continue Reading ]