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Psalm 143 New American Standard Bible
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<t><p class="indent1">Answer<MH6030a> me in Your faithfulness<MH530>, in Your righteousness<MH6666>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And do not enter<MH935> into judgment<MH4941> with Your servant<MH5650>, <t><p class="indent1">For no<MH3808> person<MH2416a> living<MH2416a> is<MH6663> righteous<MH6663> in Your sight<MH6440>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For the enemy<MH340> has persecuted<MH7291> my soul<MH5315>; <t><p class="indent1">He has crushed<MH1792> my life<MH2421b> to the ground<MH776>; <t><p class="indent1">He has made me dwell<MH3427> in dark<MH4285> places<MH4285>, like those who have long<MH5769> been dead<MH4191>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Therefore my spirit<MH7307> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>feels<MH5848c> weak<MH5848c> within<MH5921> me; <t><p class="indent1">My heart<MH3820> is<MH8074> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>appalled<MH8074> within<MH8432> me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I remember<MH2142> the days<MH3117> of old<MH6924a>; <t><p class="indent1">I meditate<MH1897> on all<MH3605> Your accomplishments<MH6467>; <t><p class="indent1">I reflect<MH7878> on<MH7878> the work<MH4639> of Your hands<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I spread<MH6566> out<MH6566> my hands<MH3027> to You; <t><p class="indent1">My soul<MH5315> <i>longs</i> for You, like a weary<MH5889> land<MH776>. Selah<MH5542> <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Answer<MH6030a> me quickly<MH4118b>, LORD<MH3068>, my spirit<MH7307> fails<MH3615>; <t><p class="indent1">Do not hide<MH5641> Your face<MH6440> from me, <t><p class="indent1">Or I will be the same<MH4911a> as those who go<MH3381> down<MH3381> to the pit<MH953a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Let me hear<MH8085> Your faithfulness<MH2617a> in the morning<MH1242>, <t><p class="indent1">For I trust<MH982> in You; <t><p class="indent1">Teach<MH3045> me the way<MH1870> in which<MH2098> I should walk<MH1980>; <t><p class="indent1">For to You I lift<MH5375> up<MH5375> my soul<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Save<MH5337> me, LORD<MH3068>, from my enemies<MH340>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>I take<MH3680> refuge<MH3680> in You. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Teach<MH3925> me to do<MH6213a> Your will<MH7522>, <t><p class="indent1">For You are my God<MH430>; <t><p class="indent1">Let Your good<MH2896a> Spirit<MH7307> lead<MH5148> me on level<MH4334> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>ground<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For the sake<MH4616> of Your name<MH8034>, LORD<MH3068>, revive<MH2421a> me. <t><p class="indent1">In Your righteousness<MH6666> bring<MH3318> my soul<MH5315> out<MH3318> of trouble<MH6869a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/143-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And in Your faithfulness<MH2617a>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>destroy<MH6789> my enemies<MH340>, <t><p class="indent1">And eliminate<MH6> all<MH3605> those who attack<MH6887c> my soul<MH5315>, <t><p class="indent1">For I am Your servant<MH5650>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>faints within</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>desolate</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>To You have I hidden</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>land</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or <i>silence</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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