The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 143 v 11

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Posted by Psalms on Saturday, 23 January 2016

Psalms 143:11

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

143:11. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake. Oh for more life as well as more light! Teaching and leading call for invigoration, or we shall be dull scholars and slow pilgrims. Jehovah, the Lord and giver of life, is the only one from whom life can come to renew and revive us; hence, the prayer is to him only. Perchance a servant might teach and lead, but only the Master can en-liven. We are often near to death, and hence each one may fitly cry, Quicken me. But what is there in us which we can plead as a reason for such a favor? Nothing, literally nothing. We must beg it for his name’s sake. He must quicken us because he is the living God, the loving God, the Lord who delighteth in mercy. What blessed arguments lie clustered together in his glorious name! We need never cease praying for want of acceptable pleas; and we may always fall back upon the one before us—thy name’s sake. It will render the name of Jehovah the more glorious in human eyes if he creates a high degree of spiritual life in his servants; and this is a reason for his doing so, which we may urge with much confidence.

For thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. Let people see that thou art on the side of the right, and that thou wilt not allow the wicked to ride rough-shod over those who trust in thee. Thou hast promised to succor thy people; thou art not unrighteous to forget their work of faith; thou art, on the contrary, righteous in answering sincere prayer, and in comforting thy people. David was heavily afflicted. Not only was there trouble in his soul, but his soul was in trouble; plunged in it as in a sea, shut up in it as in a prison. God could bring him out of it, and especially he could at once lift up his soul or spirit out of the ditch. We may be sure that trouble was soon over when the Lord heard such supplications.

Excerpt from:

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