Psalms 143:5

“I remember the days of old, etc.] Former times he had read and heard of, in which the Lord appeared for his people that trusted in him; or the former part of his own life, his younger days, when the Lord delivered him from the lion and bear, and from the uncircumcised Philistine, whom he slew; and made him victorious in battles, and preserved him from the rage and malice of Saul. If this was written on account of Absalom, those times of deliverance he called to mind, in order to encourage his faith and hope, and cheer his drooping spirits; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands; the works of creation and providence, in order to observe the instances of divine power,…”

“I remember the days of old - Former times. (1) as contrasted with my present condition. (2) as times when I called upon thee, and thou didst interpose. (3) as encouraging me now to come to thee, and spread out my case before thee. See Psalms 77:5-11, note; Psalms 42:4, note. I meditate on all thy works ... - On what thou hast done; on thy gracious interpositions in the time of trial; on the manifestations of thy power in my behalf, and in behalf of thy people. I call all this to mind, remembering that thou art an unchangeable God; that thou hast the same power still; that thou canst interpose now as thou didst then; and that, as an unchangeable God, thou wilt do it in the same circumstances.…”

“The days - What thou hast done for thy servants in former times. Psalms 143:6”

“143:5-6 Remembering God’s acts from the past reassures the psalmist of God’s faithfulness (42:4; 63:6; 77:3, 6; 119:55).”

“remember: Psa 42:6, Psa 77:5, Psa 77:6, Psa 77:10-12, Psa 111:4; Deu 8:2, Deu 8:3; Sa1 17:34-37, Sa1 17:45-50; Isa 63:7-14; Mic 6:5 Psalms 143:6”