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Psalms 143

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  David prays for favour in judgment.
3  He complains of his griefs.
5  He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer.
7  He prays for grace;
9  for deliverance;
10  for sanctification;
12  for destruction of his enemies;
Verse 1

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
(Title
&) A Psalm. The LXX., Vulgate, Ethiopic, and Arabic state that this Psalm was composed by David on the rebellion of his son Absalom; and there are several passages in it which agree remarkably well with that period; for then he had most reason to fear lest God should deal with him according to his sins; which he deprecates with such a deep sense of his unworthiness, that it has hence been numbered among the penitential Psalms, of which it is the last. In it he prays to God for pardon, ver. 1; acknowledges the impossibility of being saved but by grace, ver. 2; deplores the lamentable effects of sin, ver. 3, 4; comforts himself with a retrospect of God's mercies of old, ver. 5; and prays, in a variety of expressions, for remission of sin, sanctification, and redemption, ver. 6-12.
thy faithfulness
31:1, 71:2, 2 Samuel 7:25, Daniel 9:16, 1 John 1:9
Verse 2

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
enter not
130:3, Job 14:3
in thy sight
Exodus 34:7, Job 4:17, 9:2,3, 15:14, 25:4, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Romans 3:20, Galatians 2:16, 1 John 1:10
Verse 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.
the enemy
7:1,2, 17:9-13, 35:4, 54:3, 142:6
smitten
7:5, 2 Samuel 2:22, 18:11
made me
31:12,13, 88:4-6, Ezekiel 37:11
Verse 4

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
is my spirit
55:5, 61:2, 77:3, 102:1; *title; 124:4, 142:3, Job 6:27
my heart
25:16, 102:3,4, 119:81-83, Luke 22:44
Verse 5

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
remember
42:6, 77:5,6,10-12, 111:4, Deuteronomy 8:2,3, 1 Samuel 17:34-37,45-50, Isaiah 63:7-14, Micah 6:5
Verse 6

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
stretch forth
44:20, 88:9, Job 11:13
my soul
42:1,2, 63:1, 84:2, Isaiah 26:8,9, 35:7, John 7:37
Verse 7

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
13:1-4, 40:13,17, 70:5, 71:12
my spirit
40:12, 69:3, Isaiah 57:16, Luke 21:26
hide not
22:24, 27:9, 69:17, Isaiah 8:17
lest I be like, etc
or, for I am become like, etc. unto them.
28:1, 88:4-6,10,11, Isaiah 38:18
Verse 8

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.
to hear
30:5, 42:8, 46:5; *marg:; 59:16, Genesis 32:24-29, Hosea 6:3
cause me
10, 5:8, 25:4,5, 27:11, 32:8, 119:34,73, Proverbs 3:5,6, Isaiah 30:21, 48:17
for I lift
25:1, 86:4, Lamentations 3:41
Verse 9

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
flee unto thee
Heb. hide me with thee.
34:2-4, 56:9, 61:3,4, 142:5, Proverbs 18:10, Hebrews 6:18
Verse 10

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Teach
25:4,5,8,9,12, 119:5-7,12,35, 139:24, Micah 4:2, Matthew 28:20, Colossians 1:9,10, 1 Thessalonians 4:1,2, Hebrews 13:21, 1 John 2:27
for thou art
22:1, 31:14, 63:1, 118:28, 140:6
thy spirit
Nehemiah 9:20, Isaiah 63:14, John 14:26, 16:13-15, Romans 5:5, 8:2,14-16,26, Romans 15:13,30, Galatians 5:22,23, Ephesians 4:30, 5:9, 2 Timothy 1:7
the land
Isaiah 29:10
Verse 11

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Quicken
85:6, 119:25,37,40,88,107, 138:7, Habakkuk 3:2, Ephesians 2:4,5
for thy righteousness
1, 9:7,8, 31:1, 71:2
bring
25:17, 34:19, 37:39,40, 91:15,16, Revelation 7:14-17
Verse 12

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
of thy mercy
54:5, 55:23, 136:15-20, 1 Samuel 24:12-15, 25:29, 26:10
for I am thy
116:16, 119:94

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