Psalm 143

New American Standard Bible 2020

Prayer for Help and Guidance.

1HearH8085 my prayerH8605, LordH3068, 1ListenH238 to my pleadingsH8469! AnswerH6030 me in Your 2faithfulnessH530, in Your 3righteousnessH6666!2And 4do not enterH935 into judgmentH4941 with Your servantH5650, For 5noH3808 personH2416 livingH2416 isH6663 righteousH6663 in Your sightH6440.3For the enemyH340 has persecutedH7291 my soulH5315; He has crushedH1792 my lifeH2421 6to the groundH776; He 7has made me dwellH3427 in darkH4285 placesH4285, like those who have longH5769 been deadH4191.4Therefore 8my spiritH7307 9feelsH5848 weakH5848 withinH5921 me; My heartH3820 isH8074 10 11appalledH8074 withinH8432 me.

5I 12rememberH2142 the daysH3117 of oldH6924; I 13meditateH1897 on allH3605 Your accomplishmentsH6467; I 14reflectH7878 onH7878 the workH4639 of Your handsH3027.6I 15spreadH6566 outH6566 my handsH3027 to You; My 16soulH5315 longs for You, like a wearyH5889 landH776. SelahH5542

7 17AnswerH6030 me quicklyH4118, LordH3068, my 18spiritH7307 failsH3615; 19Do not hideH5641 Your faceH6440 from me, Or I will be the sameH4911 as 20those who goH3381 downH3381 to the pitH953.8Let me hearH8085 Your 21faithfulnessH2617 22in the morningH1242, For I trustH982 23in You; TeachH3045 me the 24wayH1870 in whichH2098 I should walkH1980; For to You I 25liftH5375 upH5375 my soulH5315.9 26SaveH5337 me, LordH3068, from my enemiesH340; 27I takeH3680 refugeH3680 in You.

10 28TeachH3925 me to doH6213 Your willH7522, For You are my GodH430; Let 29Your goodH2896 SpiritH7307 30leadH5148 me on levelH4334 31groundH776.11 32For the sakeH4616 of Your nameH8034, LordH3068, 33reviveH2421 me. 34In Your righteousnessH6666 bringH3318 my soulH5315 outH3318 of troubleH6869.12And in Your faithfulnessH2617, 35 36destroyH6789 my enemiesH340, And 37eliminateH6 allH3605 those who attackH6887 my soulH5315, For 38I am Your servantH5650.

1. Psalms 143:1 Ps 140:6 ↩
2. Psalms 143:1 Ps 89:1, 2 ↩
3. Psalms 143:1 Ps 71:2 ↩
4. Psalms 143:2 Job 14:3; 22:4 ↩
5. Psalms 143:2 1 Kin 8:46; Job 4:17; 9:2; 25:4; Ps 130:3; Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:10, 20; Gal 2:16 ↩
6. Psalms 143:3 Ps 44:25 ↩
7. Psalms 143:3 Ps 88:6; Lam 3:6 ↩
8. Psalms 143:4 Ps 77:3; 142:3 ↩
9. Psalms 143:4 Or faints within ↩
10. Psalms 143:4 Or desolate ↩
11. Psalms 143:4 Lam 3:11 ↩
12. Psalms 143:5 Ps 77:5, 10, 11 ↩
13. Psalms 143:5 Ps 77:12 ↩
14. Psalms 143:5 Ps 105:2 ↩
15. Psalms 143:6 Job 11:13; Ps 88:9 ↩
16. Psalms 143:6 Ps 42:2; 63:1 ↩
17. Psalms 143:7 Ps 69:17 ↩
18. Psalms 143:7 Ps 73:26; 84:2; Jer 8:18; Lam 1:22 ↩
19. Psalms 143:7 Ps 27:9; 69:17; 102:2 ↩
20. Psalms 143:7 Ps 28:1; 88:4 ↩
21. Psalms 143:8 Ps 90:14 ↩
22. Psalms 143:8 Ps 46:5 ↩
23. Psalms 143:8 Ps 25:2 ↩
24. Psalms 143:8 Ps 27:11; 32:8; 86:11 ↩
25. Psalms 143:8 Ps 25:1; 86:4 ↩
26. Psalms 143:9 Ps 31:15; 59:1 ↩
27. Psalms 143:9 Lit To You have I hidden ↩
28. Psalms 143:10 Ps 25:4, 5; 119:12 ↩
29. Psalms 143:10 Neh 9:20 ↩
30. Psalms 143:10 Ps 23:3 ↩
31. Psalms 143:10 Lit land ↩
32. Psalms 143:11 Ps 25:11 ↩
33. Psalms 143:11 Ps 119:25 ↩
34. Psalms 143:11 Ps 31:1; 71:2 ↩
35. Psalms 143:12 Or silence ↩
36. Psalms 143:12 Ps 54:5 ↩
37. Psalms 143:12 Ps 52:5 ↩
38. Psalms 143:12 Ps 116:16 ↩