Psalm 143
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1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! 1A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!
2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. 2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no man living is righteous.
3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages. 3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked. 4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.
5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments. 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your doings; I muse on the work of Your hands.
6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. 6I stretch out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, as a parched land. Selah.
7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave. 7Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.
8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you. 8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection. 9Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.
10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. 10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble! 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant. 12And in Your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am Your servant.
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