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Psalms 143 Explained — Teach Me To Do Thy Will

The enemy presses hard, so the psalmist remembers past works and stretches out hands for help like parched ground. It matters because it joins confession with guidance, asking God to teach, lead, and revive for His name's sake.

Summary

Psalm 143:1–2 – Mercy, not merit What happens: He pleads for God to hear, admitting no one is righteous before Him. What it means: We approach God by grace. Humility is the doorway to help.

Psalm 143:3–6 – Remember and thirst What happens: Enemies crush him; he remembers God’s works and stretches out his hands. What it means: Memory fuels faith. Desire for God sustains the fainting soul.

Psalm 143:7–12 – Teach me to do Your will What happens: He asks for quick mercy, guidance, deliverance, and life for God’s name’s sake. What it means: God leads the teachable. Salvation magnifies God’s righteousness and love.

Application

  • Seek God’s help on the basis of His mercy.
  • Ask the Spirit to teach and lead you today.

Bible

1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

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