Psalm 143

Legacy Standard Bible

My Soul Reaches for You

A Psalm of David.

143 O Yahweh, hear my prayer,
^(A)Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your ^(B)faithfulness, in Your ^(C)righteousness!
²And ^(D)do not enter into judgment with Your slave,
For ^(E)no one living is righteous in Your sight.
³For the enemy has pursued my soul;
He has crushed my life ^(F)to the ground;
He ^(G)has made me inhabit dark places, like those who have long been dead.
⁴Therefore ^(H)my spirit was faint within me;
My heart was ^[a]^(I)appalled within me.

⁵I ^(J)remember the days of old;
I ^(K)meditate on all You have done;
I ^(L)muse on the work of Your hands.
⁶I ^(M)stretch out my hands to You;
My ^(N)soul reaches for You like a weary land. ^[b]Selah.

⁷^(O)Answer me quickly, O Yahweh, my ^(P)spirit wastes away;
^(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like ^(R)those who go down to the pit.
⁸Cause me to hear Your ^(S)lovingkindness ^(T)in the morning;
For I trust ^(U)in You;
Cause me to know the ^(V)way in which I should walk;
For to You I ^(W)lift up my soul.
⁹^(X)Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,
I have concealed myself in You.

¹⁰^(Y)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let ^(Z)Your good Spirit ^(AA)lead me on level ^[c]ground.
¹¹^(AB)For the sake of Your name, O Yahweh, ^(AC)revive me.
^(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of distress.
¹²And in Your lovingkindness, ^[d]^(AE)cut off my enemies
And cause all those who assail my soul to ^(AF)perish,
For ^(AG)I am Your slave.

Notas al pie

Psalm 143:4 Or desolate
Psalm 143:6 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
Psalm 143:10 Lit land
Psalm 143:12 Or silence

Psalm 143

Evangelical Heritage Version

Psalm 143

Do Not Bring Your Servant Into Judgment

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A psalm by David.

Prayer for Forgiveness

¹Lord, hear my prayer.
Give ear to my cry for mercy.
In your faithfulness, answer me in your righteousness.
²Do not bring charges against your servant,
because no one living can be righteous before you.

The Problem

³For the enemy pursues my soul.
He crushes my life to the ground.
He makes me dwell in dark places like those long dead,
⁴so my spirit grows faint inside me.
Within me my heart is devastated.

The Reason for Hope

⁵I remember the days of long ago.
I meditate on all your works,
and I consider what your hands have done.
⁶I spread out my hands to you. Interlude
My soul thirsts for you like a weary land.

The Prayer

⁷Hurry! Answer me, Lord.
My spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸Let me hear about your mercy in the morning,
    for I trust in you.
Teach me the way that I should go,
    for I lift up my soul to you.
⁹Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰Teach me to do your will,
    for you are my God.
May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
¹¹For the sake of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
¹²In your mercy, wipe out my enemies,
and destroy all who threaten my life,
for I am your servant.

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