‏ Psalms 143

Ps 143:1, David prays for favour in judgment; Ps 143:3, He complains of his griefs; Ps 143:5, He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer; Ps 143:7, He prays for grace; Ps 143:9, for deliverance; Ps 143:10, for sanctification; Ps 143:12, for destruction of his enemies; 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, Ps 143:1; acknowledges the impossibility of being saved but by grace, Ps 143:2; deplores the lamentable effects of sin, Ps 143:3-4; comforts himself with a retrospect of Godœôòùs mercies of old, Ps 143:5; and prays, in a variety of expressions, for remission of sin, sanctification, and redemption, Ps 143:6-12.

thy faithfulness Ps 31:1, Ps 71:2; 2Sam 7:25; Dan 9:16; 1John 1:9

enter not Ps 130:3; Job 14:3

in thy sight Exod 34:7; Job 4:17, Job 9:2-3, Job 15:14, Job 25:4; Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:20; Gal 2:16; 1John 1:10

the enemy Ps 7:1-2, Ps 17:9-13, Ps 35:4, Ps 54:3, Ps 142:6

smitten Ps 7:5; 2Sam 2:22, 2Sam 18:11

made me Ps 31:12-13, Ps 88:4-6; Ezek 37:11

is my spirit Ps 55:5, Ps 61:2, Ps 77:3, Ps 102:1 *title Ps 124:4, Ps 142:3; Job 6:27

my heart Ps 25:16, Ps 102:3-4, Ps 119:81-83; Luke 22:44

remember Ps 42:6, Ps 77:5-6, Ps 77:10-12, Ps 111:4; Deut 8:2-3; 1Sam 17:34-37, 1Sam 17:45-50; Isa 63:7-14; Mic 6:5

stretch forth Ps 44:20, Ps 88:9; Job 11:13

my soul Ps 42:1-2, Ps 63:1, Ps 84:2; Isa 26:8-9, Isa 35:7; John 7:37

Hear me Ps 13:1-4, Ps 40:13, Ps 40:17, Ps 70:5, Ps 71:12

my spirit Ps 40:12, Ps 69:3; Isa 57:16; Luke 21:26

hide not Ps 22:24, Ps 27:9, Ps 69:17; Isa 8:17

lest I be like etc. or, for I am become like, etc

unto them Ps 28:1, Ps 88:4-6, Ps 88:10-11; Isa 38:18

to hear Ps 30:5, Ps 42:8, Ps 46:5 *marg. Ps 59:16; Gen 32:24-29; Hos 6:3

cause me Ps 143:10, Ps 5:8, Ps 25:4-5, Ps 27:11, Ps 32:8, Ps 119:34, Ps 119:73; Prov 3:5-6; Isa 30:21, Isa 48:17

for I lift Ps 25:1, Ps 86:4; Lam 3:41

flee unto thee Heb. hide me with thee, Ps 34:2-4, Ps 56:9, Ps 61:3-4, Ps 142:5; Prov 18:10; Heb 6:18

Teach Ps 25:4-5, Ps 25:8-9, Ps 25:12, Ps 119:5-7, Ps 119:12, Ps 119:35, Ps 139:24; Mic 4:2; Matt 28:20; Col 1:9-10; 1Thess 4:1-2; Heb 13:21; 1John 2:27

for thou art Ps 22:1, Ps 31:14, Ps 63:1, Ps 118:28, Ps 140:6

thy spirit Neh 9:20; Isa 63:14; John 14:26, John 16:13-15; Rom 5:5, Rom 8:2, Rom 8:14-16, Rom 8:26; Rom 15:13, Rom 15:30; Gal 5:22-23; Eph 4:30, Eph 5:9; 2Tim 1:7

the land Isa 29:10

Quicken Ps 85:6, Ps 119:25, Ps 119:37, Ps 119:40, Ps 119:88, Ps 119:107, Ps 138:7; Hab 3:2; Eph 2:4-5

for thy righteousness' Ps 143:1, Ps 9:7-8, Ps 31:1, Ps 71:2

bring Ps 25:17, Ps 34:19, Ps 37:39-40, Ps 91:15-16; Rev 7:14-17

of thy mercy Ps 54:5, Ps 55:23, Ps 136:15-20; 1Sam 24:12-15, 1Sam 25:29, 1Sam 26:10

for I am thy Ps 116:16, Ps 119:94