Psalms 143:5
O Lord, bow thy heavens, and come down: 1 Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
In Context
4Man is like to vanity: 1 His days pass as a shadow. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the things in thy heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.
1 Samuel 17:45And David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with sword, and with spear, and with shield; but I come to thee in the name of the Lord God of hosts of the army of Israel, which thou hast defied
Psalms 77:5And he raised up a testimony in Jacob, 1 And appointed a law in Israel, 1 Which he commanded our fathers, 1 To make it known to their children: 1
Psalms 77:10They kept not the covenant of God, 1 And would not walk in his law. 1
Isaiah 63:7I remembered the mercy of the Lord, the praises of the Lord in all things wherein he recompenses us. The Lord is a good judge to the house of Israel; he deals with us according to his mercy, and according to the abundance of his righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 143:2-7
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate… Read the whole commentary →