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 Deliverance from Enemies
A Psalm of David.
1 #
Ps 71.2; 89.1, 2; 140.6 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.
2 #
Job 4.17; 14.3; Ps 130.3; Eccl 7.20; Rom 3.20 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.
3For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 #
Ps 142.3; Lam 3.11 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5 #
Ps 77.5, 12; 105.2 I remember the days of old;
I think about all your deeds;
I meditate on the works of your hands.
6 #
Ps 63.1; 88.9 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
7 #
Ps 27.9; 28.1; 69.17 Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
8 #
Ps 25.1, 2; 27.11; 90.14 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
9 #
Ps 31.15
Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.#143.9 Heb ms Gk: MT to you I have hidden
10 #
Neh 9.20; Ps 23.3; 25.4, 5 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.
11 #
Ps 31.1; 119.25 For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness bring me out of trouble.
12 #
Ps 52.5; 54.5; 116.16 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am your servant.
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