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 Prayer in Distress
1A psalm of David.
Lord, hear my prayer;
in your faithfulness listen to my pleading;
answer me in your righteousness.
2Do not enter into judgment with your servant;
before you no one can be just.#Eccl 7:20; Jb 4:17; Rom 3:20.
3The enemy has pursued my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground.#Ps 7:6.
He has made me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.#Lam 3:6.
4My spirit is faint within me;
my heart despairs.#Ps 142:4; Jb 17:1.
5I remember the days of old;
I ponder all your deeds;
the works of your hands I recall.#Ps 77:6, 12.
6I stretch out my hands toward you,
my soul to you like a parched land.#Ps 42:2; 63:2.
Selah
7Hasten to answer me, Lord;
for my spirit fails me.
Do not hide your face from me,
lest I become like those descending to the pit.#Ps 28:1; 30:4; 88:5; Prv 1:12.
8In the morning let me hear of your mercy,
for in you I trust.
Show me the path I should walk,
for I entrust my life to you.#Ps 25:4; 27:11; 86:11; 119:12, 35.
9Rescue me, Lord, from my foes,
for I seek refuge in you.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your kind spirit guide me
on ground that is level.
11For your name’s sake, Lord, give me life;
in your righteousness lead my soul out of distress.
12In your mercy put an end to my foes;
all those who are oppressing my soul,
for I am your servant.#Ps 116:16.
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