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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 143 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/143.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" 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144">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer for Help<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.143.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.1" class="v19_143_1">1</span><span class="nd">Lord</span>, hear my prayer!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_1">In your righteousness listen to my plea;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_1">answer me in your faithfulness!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.2" class="v19_143_2">2</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.143.2!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Don't put me, your servant, on trial;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_2">no one is innocent in your sight.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.3" class="v19_143_3">3</span>My enemies have hunted me down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_3">and completely defeated me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_3">They have put me in a dark prison,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_3">and I am like those who died long ago.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.4" class="v19_143_4">4</span>So I am ready to give up;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_4">I am in deep despair.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.5" class="v19_143_5">5</span>I remember the days gone by;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_5">I think about all that you have done,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_5">I bring to mind all your deeds.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.6" class="v19_143_6">6</span>I lift up my hands to you in prayer;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_6">like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.7" class="v19_143_7">7</span>Answer me now, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_7">I have lost all hope.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_7">Don't hide yourself from me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_7">or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.8" class="v19_143_8">8</span>Remind me each morning of your constant love,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_8">for I put my trust in you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_8">My prayers go up to you;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_8">show me the way I should go.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.9" class="v19_143_9">9</span>I go to you for protection, <span class="nd">Lord</span>;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_9">rescue me from my enemies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.10" class="v19_143_10">10</span>You are my God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_10">teach me to do your will.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_10">Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.11" class="v19_143_11">11</span>Rescue me, <span class="nd">Lord</span>, as you have promised;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_11">in your goodness save me from my troubles!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_143_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.143.12" class="v19_143_12">12</span>Because of your love for me, kill my enemies</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_12">and destroy all my oppressors,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_143_12">for I am your servant.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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