Psalm 143
A Prayer for
Deliverance and Guidance |
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Hear my prayer, O LORD,
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give ear to my supplications: |
in thy faithfulness answer me, |
and in thy
righteousness. |
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And enter not into judgment with thy
servant:
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For the enemy hath persecuted my
soul;
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he hath smitten my life down to the ground; |
he hath made me to dwell in darkness, |
as those that have been long
dead. |
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Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within
me;
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my heart within me is desolate.
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I remember the days of old;
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I meditate on all thy works; |
I muse on the work of thy
hands. |
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I stretch forth my hands unto thee:
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my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty
land.
Selah. |
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Hear me speedily, O LORD;
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my spirit faileth: |
hide not thy face from me, |
lest I be like unto them that go down into the
pit. |
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Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in
the morning;
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for in thee do I trust: |
cause me to know the way wherein I should
walk; |
for I lift up my soul unto thee.
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Deliver me, O LORD,
from mine enemies:
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I flee unto thee to hide
me. |
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Teach me to do thy will;
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for thou art my God: |
thy Spirit is good; |
lead me into the land of uprightness.
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Quicken me, O LORD,
for thy name's sake:
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for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of
trouble. |
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And of thy mercy cut off mine
enemies,
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and destroy all them that afflict my soul: |
for I am thy
servant. |
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