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Psalms 143

Teach me to do your will

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.a 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.b 3For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. 5I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands. 6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selahc 7Answer 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.d

8Let 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.e 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge. 10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.f

11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. 12And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

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Psalm 143 is a penitential lament, one of seven traditionally identified, where David cries out from a place of deep distress—enemies pursuing, spirit fainting, heart desolate. He does not claim righteousness but appeals to God's faithfulness and righteousness as the ground for merc
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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 143(6)

EarFacePitSoulSpiritThe Way

Bible Characters· Psalms 143(2)

DavidSelah

References· Psalms 143

a
v.1 — Psalms 71:2, Psalms 31:1, Psalms 140:6, Daniel 9:16, 1 John 1:9, Psalms 89:1-2, 2 Samuel 7:25
b
v.2 — Ecclesiastes 7:20, Job 25:4, Romans 3:20, Psalms 130:3, 1 John 1:10, Job 14:3, Galatians 2:16, Job 15:14, Job 4:17, Exodus 34:7
c
v.6 — Psalms 63:1, Job 11:13, Psalms 88:9, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 42:1-2, Psalms 44:20, Isaiah 26:8-9, Isaiah 35:7, John 7:37
d
v.7 — Psalms 69:17, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 71:12, Psalms 88:4-6, Psalms 70:5, Psalms 102:2, Psalms 69:3, Isaiah 38:18, Psalms 40:12-13
e
v.8 — Psalms 25:4-5, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalms 32:8, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 30:21, Psalms 46:5, Psalms 143:10, Psalms 59:16, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 90:14
f
v.10 — Psalms 25:4-5, John 14:26, Hebrews 13:21, Psalms 23:3, Psalms 119:12, Nehemiah 9:20, 2 Timothy 1:7, John 16:13-15, Romans 15:13, Psalms 25:8-9

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