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Psalm 143 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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PSALM 143
An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD,
​​Give ear to my supplications!
​​In Your faithfulness answer me,
​​And in Your righteousness.
2 ​​Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
​​For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
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3 ​​For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
​​He has crushed my life to the ground;
​​He has made me dwell in darkness,
​​Like those who have long been dead.
4 ​​Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
​​My heart within me is distressed.
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5 ​​I remember the days of old;
​​I meditate on all Your works;
​​I muse on the work of Your hands.
6 ​​I spread out my hands to You;
​​My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
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7 ​​Answer me speedily, O LORD;
​​My spirit fails!
​​Do not hide Your face from me,
​​Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
8 ​​Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
​​For in You do I trust;
​​Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
​​For I lift up my soul to You.
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9 ​​Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies;
​​In You I take shelter.[fn]
10 ​​Teach me to do Your will,
​​For You are my God;
​​Your Spirit is good.
​​Lead me in the land of uprightness.
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11 ​​Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake!
​​For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 ​​In Your mercy cut off my enemies,
​​And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
​​For I am Your servant.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Septuagint and Vulgate read To You I flee.
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