Psalm 143:1-10

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Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

¹Lord, hear my prayer,^(A)
    listen to my cry for mercy;^(B)
in your faithfulness^(C) and righteousness^(D)
    come to my relief.
²Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous^(E) before you.
³The enemy pursues me,
    he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness^(F)
    like those long dead.^(G)
⁴So my spirit grows faint within me;
    my heart within me is dismayed.^(H)
⁵I remember^(I) the days of long ago;
    I meditate^(J) on all your works
    and consider what your hands have done.
⁶I spread out my hands^(K) to you;
    I thirst for you like a parched land.^[a]

⁷Answer me quickly,^(L) Lord;
    my spirit fails.^(M)
Do not hide your face^(N) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,^(O)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way^(P) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.^(Q)
⁹Rescue me^(R) from my enemies,^(S) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰Teach me^(T) to do your will,
    for you are my God;^(U)
may your good Spirit
    lead^(V) me on level ground.^(W)

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Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Matthew 6:5-15

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Prayer^(A)

⁵“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing^(B) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. ⁶But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,^(C) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ⁷And when you pray, do not keep on babbling^(D) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.^(E) ⁸Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need^(F) before you ask him.

⁹“This, then, is how you should pray:

“‘Our Father^(G) in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
¹⁰your kingdom^(H) come,
your will be done,^(I)
    on earth as it is in heaven.
¹¹Give us today our daily bread.^(J)
¹²And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.^(K)
¹³And lead us not into temptation,^[a]^(L)
    but deliver us from the evil one.^[b]’^(M)

¹⁴For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.^(N) ¹⁵But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.^(O)

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Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.