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The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.

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The Psalms 143


A Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance
A Psalm of David.

1  Hear my prayer, O LORD,
        
give ear to my supplications:
in thy faithfulness answer me,
and in thy righteousness.
2  And enter not into judgment with thy servant:
        
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Rom. 3.20 · Gal. 2.16
3  For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;
        
he hath smitten my life down to the ground;
he hath made me to dwell in darkness,
as those that have been long dead.
4  Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;
        
my heart within me is desolate.
5  I remember the days of old;
        
I meditate on all thy works;
I muse on the work of thy hands.
6  I stretch forth my hands unto thee:
        
my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.
Selah.
7  Hear me speedily, O LORD;
        
my spirit faileth:
hide not thy face from me,
lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8  Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness 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.
9  Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies:
        
I flee unto thee to hide me.
10  Teach me to do thy will;
        
for thou art my God:
thy Spirit is good;
lead me into the land of uprightness.
11  Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake:
        
for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12  And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies,
        
and destroy all them that afflict my soul:
for I am thy servant.

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