Psalm 143
A penitential psalm where David's spirit grows faint. He remembers God's past deeds and spreads out his hands like parched land. He asks God to teach him his will, let his good Spirit lead on level ground, and preserve his life.
PsalmsPsalm 143 of 15012 versesBerean Standard Bible
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A Psalm of David.
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
No one living is righteous before you
“Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.”
Read Romans 3:20›For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
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“In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.”
“Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.”
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;”
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.”
“equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.”
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