Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
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.
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.
PSALM CXLIII _The psalmist prays for mercy, and deprecates judgment_, 1, 2. _His persecutions_, 3. _His earnest prayer for deliverance_, 4-9. _Prays for God's quickening Spirit_, 10, 11. And for...
HEAR MY PRAYER, O LORD, GIVE EAR ... - See Psalms 4:1, note; Psalms 5:1, note. IN THY FAITHFULNESS ANSWER ME - That is, Show thy faithfulness to thy promises. God had made gracious promises to David ...
PSALM 143-145 In Psalms 143:1 the enemy is mentioned again, the enemy who pursued David. “For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in da...
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_...
TITLE.. PSALM OF DAVID. Same as 140. LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....
At first sight it seems inconsistent that the Psalmist should appeal to Jehovah's righteousness, and yet (Psalms 143:2) deprecate being put on his trial. But Jehovah's righteousness here denotes His u...
An appeal for mercy....
_David prayeth for favour in judgment: he complaineth of his griefs: he strengtheneth his faith by meditation and prayer: he prayeth for grace, for deliverance, for sanctification, and for destruction...
PSALMS 143 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Continued Concealment in the Cave: its Griefs and its Gains. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 143:1-2, Remarkable Pleadings and Deprecation. Stanza II., Psalms 143:3-4, How
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 fait...
A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD IS MY ONLY HOPE PSALMS 143 Jesus said, "Father, if it is possible, I pray that this cup will pass from me. But (it must be) what you want (to happen). It mu...
FAITHFULNESS... RIGHTEOUSNESS. — The first word recalls the covenant promise, the second the faith, expressed so frequently, on which the covenant rested, that the Judge of all the world must do right...
מִזְמֹ֗ור לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֤ה ׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י...
Psalms 143:1 THIS psalm's depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood is all...
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 re...
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...
"A Psalm of David." Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: (a) in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy (b) righteousness. (a) That is, as you have promised to be faithful in your p...
Goliath. Hebrew has simply, "of David." (Haydock) --- St. Hilary thinks that the Septuagint added the rest by inspiration, (Calmet) because this was David's first exploit in war. (Worthington) --- But...
CONTENTS The Psalmist is still at his devotions, pouring out his soul under afflictions, and seeking strength against his enemies. A Psalm of David....
It is beautiful to observe, how the holy pleader begs for deliverance upon the footing of God's righteousness. Jesus, when he stood as the sinner's surety, did this: and in his name all his people do...
1._Hear my prayer, O Jehovah _! It is evident that the oppression of his enemies must have been extreme, when David laments his case in such earnest and pathetic terms. The introductory words show tha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144. The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and not...
HEAR MY PRAYER, O LORD, GIVE EAR TO MY SUPPLICATIONS,.... With these requests David begins the psalm; for it was to no purpose to pray and were heard; and for which he always appears to be concerned,...
Psalms 143:1 «A Psalm of David. » Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness. Ver. 1. _Hear my prayer, O Lord_] He prayeth once an...
_In thy faithfulness_ According to thy true and faithful promises, made to the penitent who apply to thee for pardon and aid; _answer me_ Grant my earnest request; _and in thy righteousness_ Whereby t...
1-6 We have no righteousness of our own to plead, therefore must plead God's righteousness, and the word of promise which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in. David, before he prays for...
PSALM 143 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm is much of the same nature with the former, and seems to have been composed much about the same time, and upon the like occasion. This is the last of those which are...
Psalms 143:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 Hear H8085 (H8798) prayer H8605 LORD H3068 ear H238 (H8685) supplications...
«A psalm of David.» Psalms 143:1. _Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness._ It is a theory held by some persons of skeptical mi...
Psalms 143:1. _Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no ma...
Psalms 143:1. _Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no ma...
CONTENTS: Complaint of great distresses and dangers and prayer that persecutors might be reckoned with. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: If we look with earnest desire toward God, we need not let...
This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10. _Thy S...
_Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications._ A PENITENTIAL SOUL IN PRAYER I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly until...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 143:1. This individual lament is a penitential psalm. The person’s troubles make him aware of his own sins. ⇐
INTRODUCTION This 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...
EXPOSITION ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general (Psalms 143:1, Psalms 143:7), partly special (Psalms 143:2,...
Psa 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: f...
1 John 1:10; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Exodus 34:7; Galatians 2:16; Job 14:3;