The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 143 v 9

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Posted by Psalms on Saturday, 23 January 2016

Psalms 143:9

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

143:9. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies. Many foes beset us, we cannot overcome them, we cannot even escape from them; but Jehovah can and will rescue us if we pray to him. The weapon of all-prayer will stand us in better stead than sword and shield.

I flee unto thee to hide me. This was a good result from his persecutions. That which makes us flee to our God may be an ill wind, but it blows us good. There is no cowardice in such flight, but much holy courage. God can hide us out of reach of harm, and even out of sight of it. He is our hiding-place; Jesus has made himself the refuge of his people: the sooner, and the more entirely, we flee to him the better for us. Beneath the crimson canopy of our Lord’s atonement believers are completely hidden; let us abide there and be at rest. In verse 7 our poet cried, “Hide not thy face,” and here he prays, “Hide me.” Note also how often he uses the words unto thee; he is after his God; he must travel in that direction by some means, even though he may seem to be beating a retreat; his whole being longs to be near the Lord. Is it possible that such thirstings for God will be left unsupplied?

Excerpt from:

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