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Psalms 143

12 aligned verses; 12 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse ASV American Standard Version BSB Berean Standard Bible
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me , `and' in thy righteousness .
A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer . In Your faithfulness , give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment , for no one alive is righteous before You .
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; He hath smitten my life down to the ground : He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
For the enemy has pursued my soul , crushing my life to the ground , making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate .
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me .
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings ; I muse on the work of thy hands.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works ; I consider the work of Your hands.
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul `thirsteth' after thee, as a weary land. Selah
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah ; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
Answer me quickly , O LORD ; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness 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 .
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning , for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk , for to You I lift up my soul.
Deliver me , O Jehovah, from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me .
Deliver me from my enemies , O LORD; I flee to You for refuge .
Teach me to do thy will ; For thou art my God : Thy Spirit is good ; Lead me in the land of uprightness .
Teach me to do Your will , for You are my God . May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground .
Quicken me , O Jehovah , for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
For the sake of Your name , O LORD , revive me. In Your righteousness , bring my soul out of trouble.
And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies , And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. Psalm 144 `A Psalm' of David.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies . Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

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