PSALM 143 ~ 22 MAY 2008

By David

God is my only hope

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I life up my soul. Ps 143:8

Psalm 143 is the last of the 4 Psalms ( Ps 140-143) about David seeking God’s deliverance.

This psalm is full of complaints of the great distress and danger David was in, probably when Saul persecuted him. He complains of his troubles, through the oppression of his enemies (vs3) and the weakness of his spirit that is about to sink (vs 4,5).

David prays earnestly that God would hear him, v6. He pleads of God not to deal with him according to his sins, v2. That God would not hide his face from him, v7. He asked God to grant him favour in verse 8.
In his prayer, he asked God to guide and direct him in the way he should go, vs 8, 10. That it will be righteousness that will bring him out of trouble.

David in his cry to God for help, most of his prayers are for spiritual blessings. He is not only interested in being free from troubles, but that he will be found faithful and blameless before God.

Application:
In your distress, do not only ask for God’s hands of blessing. Ask for God to touch you in your life. This way will find yourself growing in your ways in the Lord.