10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me;
Lord, be my helper!”

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10 Hear,(A) Lord, and be merciful to me;(B)
    Lord, be my help.(C)

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Behold, God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who [a]uphold my life.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 54:4 sustain my soul

Surely God is my help;(A)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.(B)

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Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(A)Lest I [a]be like those who [b]go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (B)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(C)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (D)I lift up my soul to You.

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[c]In You I take shelter.

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  1. Psalm 143:7 become
  2. Psalm 143:7 Die
  3. Psalm 143:9 LXX, Vg. To You I flee

Answer me quickly,(A) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(B)
Do not hide your face(C) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(D)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(E) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(F)
Rescue me(G) from my enemies,(H) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.

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An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.

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Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

Lord, hear my prayer,(A)
    listen to my cry for mercy;(B)
in your faithfulness(C) and righteousness(D)
    come to my relief.

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The Lord is (A)my strength and my shield;
My heart (B)trusted in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I will praise Him.

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The Lord is my strength(A) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(B) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(C)
    and with my song I praise him.(D)

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A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David (A)when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
(B)Blot out my transgressions.
(C)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

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Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)
Wash away(G) all my iniquity
    and cleanse(H) me from my sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice!
Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

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Hear my voice(A) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.(B)

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