| Chapter 143 |
1 | A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.
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2 | And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
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3 | For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
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4 | And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
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5 | I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
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6 | I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
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7 | Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
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8 | Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
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9 | Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
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10 | Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God -- Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
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11 | For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
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12 | And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
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