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Psalms 143
[1]
Listen to my petitions.
In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
[2] Don’t enter into judgment with your servant,
for in your sight no man living is righteous.
[3] For the enemy pursues my soul.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
[4] Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My heart within me is desolate.
[5] I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all your doings.
I contemplate the work of your hands.
[6] I spread out my hands to you.
My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.
Selah. [7] Hurry to answer me, Yahweh.
My spirit fails.
Don’t hide your face from me,
so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
[8] Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
for I lift up my soul to you.
[9] Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies.
I flee to you to hide me.
[10] Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
[11] Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake.
In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
[12] In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies,
and destroy all those who afflict my soul,
for I am your servant.
A Psalm by David.
Hear my prayer, Yahweh.Listen to my petitions.
In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
[2] Don’t enter into judgment with your servant,
for in your sight no man living is righteous.
[3] For the enemy pursues my soul.
He has struck my life down to the ground.
He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
[4] Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My heart within me is desolate.
[5] I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all your doings.
I contemplate the work of your hands.
[6] I spread out my hands to you.
My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.
Selah. [7] Hurry to answer me, Yahweh.
My spirit fails.
Don’t hide your face from me,
so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
[8] Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for I trust in you.
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
for I lift up my soul to you.
[9] Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies.
I flee to you to hide me.
[10] Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
[11] Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake.
In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
[12] In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies,
and destroy all those who afflict my soul,
for I am your servant.