Psalms 143
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PSALM 143
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Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Psalm of David.
1Lord, hear my pray'r, attend my suits;
and in thy faithfulness
Give thou an answer unto me,
and in thy righteousness.
2Thy servant also bring thou not
in judgment to be try'd:
Because no living man can be
in thy sight justify'd.
3For th' en'my hath pursu'd my soul,
my life to ground down tread:
In darkness he hath made me dwell,
as who have long been dead.
4My sp'rit is therefore overwhelm'd
in me perplexedly;
Within me is my very heart
amazed wondrously.
5I call to mind the days of old,
to meditate I use
On all thy works; upon the deeds
I of thy hands do muse.
6My hands to thee I stretch; my soul
thirsts, as dry land, for thee.
7Haste, Lord, to hear, my spirit fails:
hide not thy face from me;
Lest like to them I do become
that go down to the dust.
8At morn let me thy kindness hear;
for in thee do I trust.
Teach me the way that I should walk:
I lift my soul to thee.
9Lord, free me from my foes; I flee
to thee to cover me.
10Because thou art my God, to do
thy will do me instruct:
Thy Sp'rit is good, me to the land
of uprightness conduct.
11Revive and quicken me, O Lord,
ev'n for thine own name's sake;
And do thou, for thy righteousness,
my soul from trouble take.
12And of thy mercy slay my foes;
let all destroyed be
That do afflict my soul: for I
a servant am to thee.
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Psalms 143
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A Psalm of David.
1Hear my prayer, O Lord,
give ear to my supplications;
in Your faithfulness answer me,
and in Your righteousness.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 Enter not into judgment with Your servant,
for in Your sight no one living is righteous.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
he has crushed my life down to the ground;
he has made me to dwell in darkness,
as those who have been long dead.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
my heart within me is desolate.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I consider the work of Your hands.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 I stretch forth my hands unto You;
my soul thirsts after You as a thirsty land. Selah
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Respond to me quickly, O Lord,
my spirit fails;
do not hide Your face from me,
lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
for in You I have my trust;
cause me to know the way I should walk,
for I lift up my soul unto You.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I flee unto You for my protection.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God;
may Your good spirit
lead me onto level ground.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake,
for Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12In Your mercy cut off my enemies,
and destroy all them who afflict my soul,
for I am Your servant.
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