Psalms 143
143
A psalm of David.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord;
listen to my plea!
Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
2Don’t put your servant on trial,
for no one is innocent before you.
3My enemy has chased me.
He has knocked me to the ground
and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.
4I am losing all hope;
I am paralyzed with fear.
5I remember the days of old.
I ponder all your great works
and think about what you have done.
6I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
7Come quickly, Lord, and answer me,
for my depression deepens.
Don’t turn away from me,
or I will die.
8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you.
9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord;
I run to you to hide me.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing.
11For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.
Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.
12In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies
and destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.
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Psalms 143
143
A Psalm by David.
1Hear my prayer, Yahweh.
Listen to my petitions.
In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2Don’t enter into judgment with your servant,
for in your sight no man living is righteous.
3For the enemy pursues my soul.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My heart within me is desolate.
5I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all your doings.
I contemplate the work of your hands.
6I spread out my hands to you.
My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
7Hurry to answer me, Yahweh.
My spirit fails.
Don’t hide your face from me,
so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
8Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
for I lift up my soul to you.
9Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies.
I flee to you to hide me.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake.
In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies,
and destroy all those who afflict my soul,
for I am your servant.
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