43. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth. Do not prevent my pleading for thee by leaving me without deliverance; for how could I continue to proclaim thy word if I found it fail me? Such would seem to be the meaning. The Word of truth cannot be a joy to our mouths unless we have an experience of it in our lives, and it may be wise for us to be silent if we cannot support our testimonies by the verdict of our consciousness. This prayer may also refer to other modes by which we may be disabled from speaking in the name of the Lord: as, for instance, by our falling into open sin, by our becoming depressed and despairing, by our laboring under sickness or mental aberration, by our finding no door of utterance, or meeting with no willing audience.
For I have hoped in thy judgments. He had expected God to appear and vindicate his cause, so he might speak with confidence concerning his faithfulness. What God says in the Scriptures he actually performs in his government; we may therefore look for him to show himself strong in the behalf of his own threatenings and promises, and we shall not look in vain.
God’s ministers are sometimes silenced through the sins of their people, and it becomes them to plead against such a judgment.
In the close of this verse there is a declaration of what the psalmist had done in reference to the Word of the Lord, and in this the thirds of the octaves are often alike (see verses 35, 43, 51, 67, 83, 99, etc.).
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