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Psalms 143	Psalms 143
Psalms 143:1 A Psalm. Of David. Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;	Psalms 143:1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.
Psalms 143:2 Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.	Psalms 143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Psalms 143:3 The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.	Psalms 143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
Psalms 143:4 Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.	Psalms 143:4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Psalms 143:5 I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands.	Psalms 143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Psalms 143:6 My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)	Psalms 143:6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a weary land. Selah
Psalms 143:7 Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.	Psalms 143:7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms 143:8 Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.	Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
Psalms 143:9 O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.	Psalms 143:9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Psalms 143:10 Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.	Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Psalms 143:11 Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.	Psalms 143:11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Psalms 143:12 And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.	Psalms 143:12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. Psalm 144 [A Psalm] of David.