{"id":8598,"date":"2023-12-05T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=8598"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:55:58","slug":"psalm-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=8598","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 143"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Psalm of David.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

1 <\/span>Hear my prayer, O Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nGive ear to my supplications!<\/span><\/em>
\nIn Your faithfulness answer me,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd in Your righteousness.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2 <\/sup>Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor in Your sight no one living is righteous.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>For the enemy has persecuted my soul;<\/span><\/em>
\nHe has crushed my life to the ground;<\/span><\/em>
\nHe has made me dwell in darkness,<\/span><\/em>
\nLike those who have long been dead.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4 <\/sup>Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;<\/span><\/em>
\nMy heart within me is distressed.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>I remember the days of old;<\/span><\/em>
\nI meditate on all Your works;<\/span><\/em>
\nI muse on the work of Your hands.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6 <\/sup>I spread out my hands to You;<\/span><\/em>
\nMy soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>Answer me speedily, O Lord<\/span>;<\/span><\/em>
\nMy spirit fails!<\/span><\/em>
\nDo not hide Your face from me,<\/span><\/em>
\nLest I be like those who go down into the pit.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8 <\/sup>Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor in You do I trust;<\/span><\/em>
\nCause me to know the way in which I should walk,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor I lift up my soul to You.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>Deliver me, O Lord<\/span>, from my enemies;<\/span><\/em>
\nIn You I take shelter.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

10 <\/sup>Teach me to do Your will,<\/span><\/em>
\nFor You are my God;<\/span><\/em>
\nYour Spirit is good.<\/span><\/em>
\nLead me in the land of uprightness.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
\n

11\u00a0<\/sup>Revive me, O Lord<\/span>, for Your name\u2019s sake!<\/span><\/em>
\nFor Your righteousness\u2019 sake bring my soul out of trouble.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

12 <\/sup>In Your mercy cut off my enemies,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd destroy all those who afflict my soul;<\/span><\/em>
\nFor I am Your servant.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Early Jewish attribution identifies the occasion for this psalm as the time when David was forced to flee Jerusalem by his son Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18). Whether or not this tradition is true, it is worth noting that (1) in verses 2 and 7 David clearly affirms the possibility that his persecution by the enemy may be an expression of God’s just chastisement, which is consistent with his view of Absalom’s coup (2 Samuel 16:8-11), and (2) David is unusually restrained with respect to imprecation in this psalm, focusing primarily on God’s deliverance and spiritual guidance (vs.8 and 10) and making only one very general imprecatory statement in v.12 concerning his collective “enemies,” all of which is consistent with his loving attitude towards Absalom. \u2014 Wechsler, page 342.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

David begins his prayer by imploring God to hear him, not because David himself merits a hearing, but on the basis of God’s own faithfulness and righteousness. This spiritually honest (and accurate) attitude of self-introspection\u2014which is one of the main qualifiers of David as “a man after (God’s) own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14)\u2014is further borne out by this affirmation in v.2 that his current persecution by “the enemy” (v.3) may well be intended as an expression of … chastisement. \u2014 Wechsler, page 343.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The extremely close parallels between elements of the phraseology in v.5 and that in Psalm 44:1-2<\/span><\/a> indicates that the specific “work” of God to which David here refers is the exodus. … By his statement “I remember … I meditate …” David is thus affirming his confidence in God’s faithfulness: just as He upheld His promise to the Israelites through the patriarchs, so too would He uphold His promise to David (2 Samuel 7:8-16). \u2014 Wechsler, page 343.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most important to David was … that God’s glory be manifested in his life (v.11) … as the result of David’s obedience and devotion. For this reason he affirms the potential necessity of God’s chastisement, though in affirming its necessity\u2014which implies, of course, a recognition of his sin\u2014he nonetheless asks God to bring that chastisement to an end, while at the same time imploring God to teach him to do His will (v.10). \u2014 Wechsler, page 244.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Williams’ take:<\/h3>\n

As in the two prior Psalms so here Messiah prays from out of the depths and darkness of Sheol. … In the second verse He pleads for the justification of His people, and in the last verses for the destruction of their enemies. … The enemy of verses 3 and 4 is death\u2014the last enemy that is to be destroyed. In these two verses are fore-told Messiah’s death on the cross. … The depth of anguish was deepened by the remembrance of the glory which He had with the Father before and at creation (v.5). The language of intense suffering, of full subjection of will, and of confident expectation of the promised resurrection, are all expressed in verses 6-11.<\/span><\/h3>\n

God’s true servants in all dispensations may, with David, use the words of this Psalm as a vehicle of prayer and faith in times of deep trial; but only One could suffer fully the sorrows here revealed. \u2014 Williams, pages411-412.<\/span><\/h3>\n

I think I agree with Williams here that the psalm is Messianic, but at the same time reflects a prayer of David and one that we can use when facing hardship.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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