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Chapter 143 |
| 1 | Hear my
prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me,
and in thy righteousness. |
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2 | And enter not into judgment with thy
servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. |
| 3 | For the
enemy hath persecuted my soul; 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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| 4 | Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is
desolate. |
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| I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works;
I muse on the work of thy hands. |
| 6 | I stretch forth my hands unto
thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. |
| 7 | Hear
me speedily, O LORD: 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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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. |
| 9 | Deliver me, O
LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. |
| 10 | Teach me to
do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of
uprightness. |
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11 | Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy
righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 12 | And of thy
mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am
thy servant. |
