Psalm 143

“A psalm of David. Jehovah hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications; in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for none living shall be just in thy presence. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul, he hath crushed to the earth my life; he hath made me dwell in dark places, like those long dead. And overwhelmed in (on) me is my spirit, in the midst of me desolated is my heart. I remembered days of old; I meditated on all thy doings; on the work of thy hands I muse. I spread my hands unto thee; my soul like a weary land [thirsteth] for thee, Selah. Hasten, answer me, Jehovah: my spirit faileth; hide not thy face from me, and I shall not be like [those that] go down to the pit. Cause me to hear in the morning thy mercy, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way that I should go, for unto thee I lift up my soul. Deliver me from mine enemies, Jehovah; unto thee have I hidden. Teach me to do thy pleasure for thou [art] my God; let thy good spirit lead me in a land of evenness. For thy name's sake, Jehovah, quicken; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. And in thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all oppressors of my soul; for I [am] thy servant” (vers. 1-12).
The psalm that follows blesses Jehovah in confidence and bright expectation. Why should man (Adam), son of enosh, weak and faint, stay blessing through divine judgment? For so Israel always expects, whatever the mercy also. The Christian stands in grace and looks into heaven, to which he belongs as in Christ. This psalm looks for judgment, not the gospel.