Psalms 143:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. ”

Psalms 143:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And of thy mercy ... - Thy mercy to me; thy mercy to the world. The destruction of the wicked is a favor to the universe; just as the arrest and punishment of a robber or a pirate is a mercy to s...
Psalms 143:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And of thy mercy (m) cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I [am] thy (n) servant. (m) Which will be a sign of your fatherly kindness toward me. (n) Resigning myself...
Psalms 143:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXLIII. There is no internal argument to justify the LXX title, A Ps. of [or by] David when his son persecuted him. On the contrary, it contains reminiscences of other and those late Psalms 143:3...
Psalms 143:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

mercy . lovingkindness, or grace. enemies. Compare Structure, Psalms 143:3 .
Psalms 143:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. And in thy mercy, etc. In this verse he repeats for the fifth or sixth time that he looked for life only of God’s free mercy. Whatever severity may appear on the part of God when he des...
Psalms 143:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. And of thy mercy - To me and the kingdom. Cut off mine enemies - Who, if they succeed, will...
Psalms 143:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Cut off— Or, Shall thou cut off. REFLECTIONS.— 1st, When we are in trouble, God permits us to pour our sorrows into his bosom. 1. The Psalmist begs an audience to his prayers, and pleads, as...
Psalms 143:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies ( Psalms 18:40 ; Psalms 31:15 ; Psalms 54:5 ) -...
Psalms 143:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A late Ps., though ascribed to David, consisting mainly of appropriate reminiscences from earlier Pss.
Psalms 143:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The last two verses are made of reminiscences of former psalm experiences. The verbs should be in the future, not the imperative. For thy name’s sake. — Comp. Psalms 23:3 , &c.
Psalms 143:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:1-12 THIS psalm's depth of sadness and contrition, blended with yearning trust, recalls the earlier psalms attributed to David. Probably this general resemblance in inwardness and mood...
Psalms 143:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Cry of the Thirsty Soul Psalms 143:1-12 This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3 . Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, Davi...
Psalms 143:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the last of the four psalms, and both in respect of the sense of helplessness and of assurance in God, it is more vivid and striking than either of them. So far as human situation is concerne...
Psalms 143:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here are the same hopes, the same confidences, and the same acts of faith, which all the other parts of the believer's supplications carry with them, that the issue shall be prosperous. And to those...
Psalms 143:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies ,.... Which, though an act of vindictive justice, and terrible righteousness to them, would be an act of grace and mercy to him, who thereby would be delivered...
Psalms 143:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I [am] thy servant. Ver. 12. Cut off mine enemies ] Because not so much mine as thine; and those also implacab...
Psalms 143:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:10 ; Psalms 143:12 . Teach me to do thy will To continue in faithful obedience to thee, notwithstanding all temptations to the contrary. Thy Spirit is good, lead me , &c. Or ra...
Psalms 143:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayers for Divine Grace. 7 Hear me speedily, O L ORD : my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like un...
Psalms 143:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of thy mercy; out of thy mercy to me, whose life they seek.
Psalms 143:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This is the last of what are called the Seven Penitential Psalms. In the Hebrew it has the superscription, “A Psalm of David.” And in the Septuagint and the Vulgate there is added, “Whe...
Psalms 143:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:12 I. What goes to make that Christlike title a "servant" a servant of God and a servant of man for His sake? It was promised in your first and great covenant in life that you would be...
Psalms 143:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A psalm of David.» Psalms 143:1 . Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. It is a theory held by some persons of skeptical...
Psalms 143:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is the last of the penitential psalms, and is uniformly ascribed to David. It was composed during a period of exile. The LXX and the Vulgate, “on the rebellion of Absalom.” Psalms 143:10 . Th...
Psalms 143:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. A penitential soul in prayer I. The reasons urged. 1. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (verse 2). No man will ever pray rightly...
Psalms 143:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ALMOST entirely a psalm of supplication, partly general ( Psalms 143:1 , Psalms 143:7 ), partly special ( Psalms 143:2 , Psalms 143:8-19 ). Psalms 143:3-19 , however, give the gr...
Psalms 143:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer of Repentance and a Sigh for Mercy. A psalm of David, which sets forth the fundamental facts concerning sin and grace, for which reason it was reckoned by Luther with the Pauline psalms.

Psalms 143:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 143:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 143:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 143:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 143:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 143:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 143:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 143:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann