Psalms 143
143
A Prayer for Help#Ps 143 Hebrew title: A psalm by David.
1 LORD, hear my prayer!
In your righteousness listen to my plea;
answer me in your faithfulness!
2 #
Rom 3.20; Gal 2.16 Don't put me, your servant, on trial;
no one is innocent in your sight.
3My enemies have hunted me down
and completely defeated me.
They have put me in a dark prison,
and I am like those who died long ago.
4So I am ready to give up;
I am in deep despair.
5I remember the days gone by;
I think about all that you have done,
I bring to mind all your deeds.
6I lift up my hands to you in prayer;
like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.
7Answer me now, LORD!
I have lost all hope.
Don't hide yourself from me,
or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
8Remind me each morning of your constant love,
for I put my trust in you.
My prayers go up to you;
show me the way I should go.
9I go to you for protection, LORD;
rescue me from my enemies.
10You are my God;
teach me to do your will.
Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
11Rescue me, LORD, as you have promised;
in your goodness save me from my troubles!
12Because of your love for me, kill my enemies
and destroy all my oppressors,
for I am your servant.
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.
Psalms 143
143
A Psalm of David.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications!
In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness!
2 #
Ps 130.3; Rom 3.20; Gal 2.16. Enter not into judgment with thy servant;
for no man living is righteous before thee.
3For the enemy has pursued me;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5I remember the days of old,
I meditate on all that thou hast done;
I muse on what thy hands have wrought.
6I stretch out my hands to thee;
my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. Selah
7Make haste to answer me, O Lord!
My spirit fails!
Hide not thy face from me,
lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.
8Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love,
for in thee I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to thee I lift up my soul.
9Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies!
I have fled to thee for refuge!#143.9 One Heb Ms Gk: Heb to thee I have hidden
10Teach me to do thy will,
for thou art my God!
Let thy good spirit lead me
on a level path!
11For thy name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life!
In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble!
12And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am thy servant.
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