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
143
I Stretch Out My Hands to You
A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, hear my prayer.
In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea;
in Your righteousness, answer me.
2Do not bring Your servant into judgment,
for no one alive is righteous before You.
3For the enemy has pursued my soul,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me dwell in darkness
like those long since dead.
4My spirit grows faint within me;
my heart is dismayed inside me.
5I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I consider the work of Your hands.
6I stretch out my hands to You;
my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
Selah
7Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning,
for I have put my trust in You.
Teach me the way I should walk,
for to You I lift up my soul.
9Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord;
I flee to You for refuge.#143:9 LXX and one Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts in You I take cover
10Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your good Spirit lead me
on level ground.
11For the sake of Your name, O Lord,
revive me.
In Your righteousness,
bring my soul out of trouble.
12And in Your loving devotion,
cut off my enemies.
Destroy all who afflict me,
for I am Your servant.
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