Click here to read PSALM 143 in poetic form.
Background
Psalm 143 is in the Deuteronomy Book of the Psalms (Psalms 107-150). These 44 Psalms, like the Book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, show God’s Word as the source of salvation, deliverance, and healing. This would be fully carried out in the life of the coming Messiah, the living Word, Jesus Christ. Psalm 143 shows the Messiah’s cry to the Lord for help from those who overwhelm and seek to kill him. The Messiah remembers the Lord’s past goodness and knows that He will cut off those who afflict his soul.