Psalms 143
143
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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Psalm 143
Prayer for Help and Guidance.
A Psalm of David.
1Hear my prayer, Lord,
Listen to my pleadings!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!
2And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For no person living is righteous in Your sight.
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.
4Therefore my spirit #143:4 Or faints withinfeels weak within me;
My heart is #143:4 Or desolateappalled within me.
5¶I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your accomplishments;
I reflect on the work of Your hands.
6I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah
7¶Answer me quickly, Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will be the same as those who go down to the pit.
8Let me hear Your faithfulness 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.
9Save me, Lord, from my enemies;
# 143:9 Lit To You have I hidden I take refuge in You.
10¶Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level #143:10 Lit landground.
11For the sake of Your name, Lord, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12And in Your faithfulness, #143:12 Or silencedestroy my enemies,
And eliminate all those who attack my soul,
For I am Your servant.
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