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Psalms 143

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1Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.

3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soulthirstethafter thee, as a weary land. [Selah

7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.

9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

10Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

12And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 143:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me--in Thy righteousness.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.

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Key cross-references

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 143:1.

  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • Psalms 31:1

    In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.

  • Psalms 140:6

    I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.

  • Daniel 9:16

    O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are round about us.

  • 2 Samuel 7:25

    And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

  • Psalms 71:2

    Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

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