Verse 9. Admirable points in this prayer to be imitated by us. There is,
1. A sense of danger.
2. A confession of weakness.
3. A prudent foresight.
4. A solid confidence:—he expects to be hidden from his foes.
Verse 9.
1. Looking up.
2. Lying close.— W. B. H.
Verse 10. Two childlike requests—"Teach me...lead me."
Verse 10. See "Spurgeon's Sermons", No. 1519, "At School."
Verse 10. ( first half. )
1. The best instructions: "Teach me to do thy will." Not merely to know, but "to do."
2. The only efficient Instructor.
3. The best reason for asking and expecting instruction: "For thou art my God."— J. F.
Verse 10. Teach me to do thy will. We may call this sentence a description of David's school; and it is a very complete one; at least, it hath in it the three best things that belong to a school.
1. The best teacher.
2. The best scholar.
3. The best lesson; for who so good a teacher as God? who so good a scholar as David? what so good a lesson as to do God's will?— Sir Richard Baker.
Verse 10. ( latter half. )
1. Utopia—"the land of uprightness." Describe it, and declare its glories.
2. The difficult paths to that upland country.
3. The divine Guide,—"thy Spirit is good."
Verse 11. ( first clause. )
1. What is this blessing? "Quicken me."
2. In what way will it glorify God, so that we may plead for the sake of his name?
Verse 11. ( second clause. ) How is the righteousness of God concerned in our deliverance from trouble?
Verse 12.
1. To the Master: "I am thy servant."
2. For the servant: he seeks protection because he belongs to his master.
WORKS UPON THE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD PSALM
Meditations And Disqvisitions Upon The Three last Psalms of David. Pss. 102., 130., 143.. By Sr. Richard Baker, Knight, London, 1639. The above is scarce, but will be found in Mr. Higham's Reprint of Sir R. Baker on the Psalms.
A Sacred Septenarie, Or, A Godly And Fruitfull Exposition on the Seven Psalms Of Repentance by Mr. Archibald Symson... London, 1638 4to., contains an Exposition of this Psalm, pp. 276-308.
There is an Exposition of Psalm 143., in Vol. 1., pp. 35-66, Of "Sermons chiefly designed for the Use of Families," by John Fawcett, A.M. 2 Vols. 8vo, second edition, Carlisle; 1818.