Psalm 143
143
My Soul Thirsts for You
A Psalm of David.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord;
#
Ps. 140:6 give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your #1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1]faithfulness answer me, in your #1 John 1:9; [Ps. 31:1]righteousness!
2 # [Job 14:3] Enter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous #Ps. 130:3; 1 Kgs. 8:46; Job 9:2; 15:14; 25:4; Eccles. 7:20; Rom. 3:23; 1 Cor. 4:4before you.
3For the enemy has pursued my soul;
# See Ps. 88:3-6 he has crushed my life to the ground;
#
Lam. 3:6
he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4Therefore my spirit #See Ps. 77:3faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5 #
Ps. 77:5, 11 I remember the days of old;
#
Ps. 77:12; 111:2 I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
6 # See Job 11:13 I stretch out my hands to you;
#
Ps. 42:2 my soul thirsts for you like #[Ps. 63:1]a parched land. Selah
7 #
Ps. 69:17; 102:2 Answer me quickly, O Lord!
# [Ps. 84:2] My spirit fails!
#
Ps. 27:9 Hide not your face from me,
#
Ps. 28:1; 88:4 lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
8 # [Ps. 90:14] Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I #Ps. 11:1; 25:2 trust.
#
Ps. 25:4 Make me know the way I should go,
#
Ps. 25:1
for to you I lift up my soul.
9 #
Ps. 59:1; 142:6 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
I have fled to you for refuge.#143:9 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts To you I have covered
10 # [Ps. 119:12] Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
#
Neh. 9:20 Let your good Spirit #See Ps. 23:3 lead me
on #Isa. 26:10; [Ps. 27:11]level ground!
11 #
Ps. 23:3; 25:11 For your name’s sake, O Lord, #See Ps. 71:20 preserve my life!
In your righteousness #Ps. 142:7bring my soul out of trouble!
12And in your steadfast love you will #Ps. 54:5 cut off my enemies,
and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,
for I am your #See Ps. 116:16servant.
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Psalms 143
143
A psalm of David.
1Lord, please hear my prayer. Because you are faithful, please listen to my appeal for mercy. Answer me because you do what is right!
2Please don't place me, your servant, on trial, because nobody is innocent in your sight.
3The enemy has chased me down. He crushes me to the ground. He makes me live in darkness like those who died a long time ago.
4I sense myself fading away inside; I am overwhelmed by a sense of desolation.
5I think of days long ago, and as I meditate I talk to myself about all you have done, I reflect on what you have accomplished.
6I stretch out my hands to you, thirsting for you like dried-out land. Selah.
7Please answer me quickly, Lord! I'm dying! Don't turn away otherwise I'll be just like those who are going down into the grave.
8Tell me every morning about your trustworthy love, because I put my confidence in you. Show me the way I should go, because I dedicate myself to you.
9Save me from those who hate me, Lord—I run to you for protection.
10Teach me your will for you are my God. May your spirit of goodness lead me and make my way smooth.
11Because of the kind of person you are, let me go on living. Because you always do what's right, get me out of the trouble I'm in.
12In your trustworthy love, get rid of those who hate me, destroy all my enemies, for I am your servant.
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