Psalm 143 Commentary
No One Living Is Righteous
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KEY THOUGHT: Teach me to do Your will [Psalm 143:10a NKJV]
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Psalm 143 NKJV
An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in [a]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.
5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [b]muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
Lest I [c]be like those who [d]go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[e]In You I take shelter.
10 Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy cut[f] off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 143:3 dark places
b. Psalm 143:5 ponder
c. Psalm 143:7 become
d. Psalm 143:7 Die
e. Psalm 143:9 LXX, Vg. To You I flee
f. Psalm 143:12 put an end to
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 143 Commentary
“No one is innocent,” David says. He, therefore, prays, “Teach me to do your will.”
Then he turns his attention to a not a little matter of his troubles. His enemies have completely defeated him. He is in deep despair. “I’m ready to give up,” He says.
Saints dread this position. No one wants to confess it. Our understanding of faith demands that we don’t use words like these in the presence of God. To feel defeated completely and to feel zero hope is counter-faith.
Are there times when the saint feels like David felt?
There is no better time to pray! The LORD is faithful. David remembers the days gone by. They remind him of God’s faithfulness. There is no better time to turn to the scriptures! Let them remind you of God’s loving interventions.
There are times when prayer cannot be said with hands in the pocket. Lift them up to God in prayer. Know that the LORD is your only option. Without him, you are dead and out.
It is a moment of zero options. You want the LORD to remind you of His love every morning.
The irony of this psalm is that David knows his role in the play of life.
At one point, he is the oppressor. Remember the Bathsheba incident. If we listened to Bathsheba’s husband’s prayer, David would be the enemy to kill, the wicked whose punishment the saint can pray for.
Under these circumstances, David prays for forgiveness. He doesn’t want to be prosecuted. No one is innocent. He knows it. He prays for guidance. He is in need of help. Who doesn’t? Indeed, who doesn’t?
At the same time, he knows he can always trust the LORD’s unfailing love. You know you are almost there when you begin to ask the LORD to help you stay away from wrongdoing. It is a prayer the LORD always answers.
The saint does well to remember that they could be the subject of prayer somewhere, but in the negative. They could be the subject of a complaint by someone somewhere because they have caused pain and suffering. How we all need forgiveness!
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