the enemy: Psalms 7:1-2, Psalms 17:9-13, Psalms 35:4, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 142:6
smitten: Psalms 7:5; 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 18:11
made me: Psalms 31:12-13, Psalms 88:4-6; Ezekiel 37:11
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Psalms 143:3
Psalms 143:3
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Psalms 143 — OverviewPsalms 143 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm, as those before, is a prayer of David, and full of
complaints of the great distress and danger he was in, probably when
Saul persecuted him. He did not only pray in that affliction, but he
prayed…Psalms 143 — OverviewPsalms 143 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 143:1, David prays for favour in judgment; Psalms 143:3, He complains of his griefs; Psalms 143:5, He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer; Psalms 143:7, He prays for grace; Psalms 143:9, for…Psalms 143 — OverviewPsalms 143 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm of David. This psalm was composed by David when he fled from Absalom his son, according to the title of it in Apollinarius, the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions; so R. Obadiah Gaon: and of…Psalms 143:1-6Psalms 143:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, I. David humbly begs to be heard (v. 1), not as if he questioned
it, but he earnestly desired it, and was in care about it, for, having
desired it, and was in care about it, for having directed his prayer,…Psalms 143:1-12Psalms 143:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general (Psalms 143:1, Psalms 143:7), partly special (Psalms 143:2, Psalms 143:8-12). Psalms 143:3-6, however, give the grounds upon which the supplications…Psalms 143:1-12Psalms 143:1-12 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe soul's appeal to God.
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