Psalm 143 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
(A)Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your (B)faithfulness, in Your (C)righteousness!
2 And (D)do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight (E)no man living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life (F)to the ground;
He (G)has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore (H)my spirit [a]is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is [b](I)appalled within me.

5 I (J)remember the days of old;
I (K)meditate on all Your doings;
I (L)muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I (M)stretch out my hands to You;
My (N)soul longs for You, as a [c]parched land. [d]Selah.

7 (O)Answer me quickly, O Lord, my (P)spirit fails;
(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (R)those who go down to the pit.
8 Let me hear Your (S)lovingkindness (T)in the morning;
For I trust (U)in You;
Teach me the (V)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (W)lift up my soul.
9 (X)Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[e]I take refuge in You.

10 (Y)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let (Z)Your good Spirit (AA)lead me on level [f]ground.
11 (AB)For the sake of Your name, O Lord, (AC)revive me.
(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [g](AE)cut off my enemies
And (AF)destroy all those who afflict my soul,
For (AG)I am Your servant.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:4 Lit faints
  2. Psalm 143:4 Or desolate
  3. Psalm 143:6 Lit weary
  4. Psalm 143:6 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  5. Psalm 143:9 Lit To You have I hidden
  6. Psalm 143:10 Lit land
  7. Psalm 143:12 Or silence

Cross references

  1. Psalm 143:1 : Ps 140:6
  2. Psalm 143:1 : Ps 89:1, 2
  3. Psalm 143:1 : Ps 71:2
  4. Psalm 143:2 : Job 14:3; 22:4
  5. Psalm 143:2 : 1 Kin 8:46; Job 4:17; 9:2; 25:4; Ps 130:3; Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:10, 20; Gal 2:16
  6. Psalm 143:3 : Ps 44:25
  7. Psalm 143:3 : Ps 88:6; Lam 3:6
  8. Psalm 143:4 : Ps 77:3; 142:3
  9. Psalm 143:4 : Lam 3:11
  10. Psalm 143:5 : Ps 77:5, 10, 11
  11. Psalm 143:5 : Ps 77:12
  12. Psalm 143:5 : Ps 105:2
  13. Psalm 143:6 : Job 11:13; Ps 88:9
  14. Psalm 143:6 : Ps 42:2; 63:1
  15. Psalm 143:7 : Ps 69:17
  16. Psalm 143:7 : Ps 73:26; 84:2; Jer 8:18; Lam 1:22
  17. Psalm 143:7 : Ps 27:9; 69:17; 102:2
  18. Psalm 143:7 : Ps 28:1; 88:4
  19. Psalm 143:8 : Ps 90:14
  20. Psalm 143:8 : Ps 46:5
  21. Psalm 143:8 : Ps 25:2
  22. Psalm 143:8 : Ps 27:11; 32:8; 86:11
  23. Psalm 143:8 : Ps 25:1; 86:4
  24. Psalm 143:9 : Ps 31:15; 59:1
  25. Psalm 143:10 : Ps 25:4, 5; 119:12
  26. Psalm 143:10 : Neh 9:20
  27. Psalm 143:10 : Ps 23:3
  28. Psalm 143:11 : Ps 25:11
  29. Psalm 143:11 : Ps 119:25
  30. Psalm 143:11 : Ps 31:1; 71:2
  31. Psalm 143:12 : Ps 54:5
  32. Psalm 143:12 : Ps 52:5
  33. Psalm 143:12 : Ps 116:16

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