Psalm 143
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1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!
2Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.
3For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
4Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.
6I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
7Answer me quickly, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.
8Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.
9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD! I have fled to you for refuge.9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.
10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!10Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.
11For your name’s sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!
12And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.12As a demonstration of your loyal love, destroy my enemies! Annihilate all who threaten my life, for I am your servant.
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Psalm 142
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