Psalm 143

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Hear my prayer, O Lord,

Listen to my supplications!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, and in Your righteousness.
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And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.^(A)

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For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.

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Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.

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I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that You have done;
I ponder the work of Your hands.

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I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.

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Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).

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Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For I trust in You.
Teach me the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.

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Rescue me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I take refuge in You.

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Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

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Save my life, O Lord, for Your name’s sake;
In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.

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In your lovingkindness, silence and destroy my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my life,
For I am Your servant.

A. Psalm 143:2: Psalm 130:3; Romans 3:20-26; Galatians 2:16