The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 143 v 10

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Posted by Psalms on Saturday, 23 January 2016

Psalms 143:10

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

143:10. Teach me to do thy will. How childlike—teach me! How practical—teach me to do! How undivided in obedience—to do thy will! To do all of it, let it be what it may. This is the best form of instruction, for its source is God, its object is holiness, its spirit is that of hearty loyalty. The man is hidden in the Lord, and spends his peaceful life in learning the will of his Preserver. A heart cannot long be desolate which is thus docile.

For thou art my God. Who else can teach me as thou canst? Who else will care to do it but my God? Thou hast given me thyself; thou wilt surely give me thy teaching. If I have thee, may I not ask to have thy perfect mind? When the heart can sincerely call Jehovah my God, the understanding is ready to learn of him, the will is prepared to obey him, the whole man is eager to please him.

Thy spirit is good. God is all spirit and all good. His essence is goodness, kindness, holiness: it is his nature to do good, and what greater good can he do to us than to hear such a prayer as that which follows—Lead me into the land of uprightness? David desires to be among the godly, in a land of another sort from that which had cast him out. He sighed for the upland meadows of grace, the table-lands of peace, the fertile plains of communion. He could not reach them of himself; he must be led there. God, who is good, can best conduct us to the godly land. There is no inheritance like a portion in the land of promise, the land of precept, the land of perfectness. He who teaches us must put us into a baby’s harness, and guide and conduct us to his own dwelling-place in the country of holiness. The way is long, and steep, and he who goes without a divine leader will faint on the journey; but with Jehovah to lead, it is delightful to follow, and there is neither stumbling nor wandering.

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)