David prayeth for favour in judgment: he complaineth of his griefs: he strengtheneth his faith by meditation and prayer: he prayeth for grace, for deliverance, for sanctification, and for destruction of his enemies.
A Psalm of David.
Title. לדוד מזמור mizmor ledavid.— This psalm is thought to have been composed by David, when Absalom his son persecuted him; and so it was inscribed in some old Greek copies. It is the last of those stiled penitential psalms.
Psalms 143:1. In thy faithfulness answer me— That is, "According to the promises which thou hast made to hear, and answer, that is, grant, the petitions of thy servant."