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New Testament
Psalm 143
Psalm 143
Do Not Bring Your Servant Into Judgment
A psalm by David.
Prayer for Forgiveness
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Lord, 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.
My soul thirsts for you like a weary land. Interlude
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 have put my 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.