Psalms 143:9

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies,.... Either Saul and his courtiers, or Absalom and the conspirators along with him; who were many, and lively and strong, stronger than he; and therefore God only…

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies - See the notes at Psa 69:14. I flee unto thee to hide me - Margin, “Hide me with thee.” The Hebrew is, I hide myself with thee; that is, I take refuge with thee;…

David here tells us what he said when he stretched forth his hands unto God; he begins not only as one in earnest, but as one in haste: "Hear me speedily, and defer no longer, for my spirit faileth. I…

Deliver me … from mine enemies As Psa 59:1; cp. Psa 31:15; Psa 142:6.

I flee unto thee to hide me The general sense is probably right, though it can hardly be got out of the present text. The Heb.…