Psalms 143:1

A Psalm of David concerning Goliath. 1 Blessed be the Lord my God, 1 Who instructs my hands for battle, 1 And my fingers for war. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

In Context

2My mercy, and my refuge; 1 My helper, and my deliverer; 1 My protector, in whom I have trusted; 1 Who subdues my people under me. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:25And now, O my Lord, the Almighty Lord God of Israel, confirm the word forever which thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and his house: and now as thou hast said,

Psalms 31:1A Psalm of instruction by David. 1 Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, 1 And whose sins are covered. 1

Psalms 89:1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations. 1

Matthew Henry on Psalms 143:1

This 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 very much and very often, not the same over again, but new thoughts. In this psalm, I. He complains of his troubles, through the oppression of his enemies ( ver. 3 ) and the weakness of his spirit under it, which was ready to sink notwithstanding the likely course he took to support himself, ver. 4, 5 . II. He… Read the whole commentary →

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