Text -- Psalms 143:10 (NET)

143:10 Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 143:10

¹ tn Or “your will.” See Ps 40:8.

² tn Heb “your good spirit.” God’s “spirit” may refer here to his presence (see the note on the word “presence” in Ps 139:7) or to his personal Spirit (see Ps 51:10).

³ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. Taking the statement as a prayer fits well with the petitionary tone of vv. 7-10a.

⁴ sn A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery.