Psalms 143
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David makes complaint about his enemies and distresses | ||
| «A Psalm. Of David.» Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness; | A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. | |
Verse 1 WEB A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. KJV A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. TSK thy faithfulness: ps 31:1, ps 71:2, 2sa 7:25, da 9:16, 1jo 1:9 |
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| Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes. | Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous. | |
Verse 2 WEB Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous. KJV And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. TSK enter not: ps 130:3, job 14:3; in thy sight: ex 34:7, job 4:17, job 9:2,3, job 15:14, job 25:4, ec 7:20, ro 3:20, ga 2:16, 1jo 1:10 |
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| The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead. | For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead. | |
Verse 3 WEB For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead. KJV 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. TSK the enemy: ps 7:1,2, ps 17:9-13, ps 35:4, ps 54:3, ps 142:6; smitten: ps 7:5, 2sa 2:22, 2sa 18:11; made me: ps 31:12,13, ps 88:4-6, eze 37:11 |
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| Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear. | Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. | |
Verse 4 WEB Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. KJV Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. TSK is my spirit: ps 55:5, ps 61:2, ps 77:3, ps 102:1, ps 124:4, ps 142:3, job 6:27; my heart: ps 25:16, ps 102:3,4, ps 119:81-83, lu 22:44 |
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| I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands. | I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands. | |
Verse 5 WEB I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands. KJV I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. TSK remember: ps 42:6, ps 77:5,6,10-12, ps 111:4, de 8:2,3, 1sa 17:34-37,45-50, isa 63:7-14, mic 6:5 |
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| My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.) | I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. | |
Verse 6 WEB I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. KJV I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. TSK stretch forth: ps 44:20, ps 88:9, job 11:13; my soul: ps 42:1,2, ps 63:1, ps 84:2, isa 26:8,9, isa 35:7, joh 7:37 |
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He makes prayer for comfort, guidance, and salvation | ||
| Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld. | Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit. | |
Verse 7 WEB Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit. KJV 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. TSK Hear me: ps 13:1-4, ps 40:13,17, ps 70:5, ps 71:12; my spirit: ps 40:12, ps 69:3, isa 57:16, lu 21:26; hide not: ps 22:24, ps 27:9, ps 69:17, isa 8:17; unto them: ps 28:1, ps 88:4-6,10,11, isa 38:18 |
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| Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you. | Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. | |
Verse 8 WEB Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. KJV 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. TSK to hear: ps 30:5, ps 42:8, ps 46:5, ps 59:16, ge 32:24-29, ho 6:3; cause me: ps 143:10, ps 5:8, ps 25:4,5, ps 27:11, ps 32:8, ps 119:34,73, pr 3:5,6, isa 30:21, isa 48:17; for I lift: ps 25:1, ps 86:4, la 3:41 |
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| O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you. | Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. | |
Verse 9 WEB Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. KJV Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. TSK flee unto thee: ps 34:2-4, ps 56:9, ps 61:3,4, ps 142:5, pr 18:10, heb 6:18 |
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| Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. | |
Verse 10 WEB Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. KJV Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. TSK Teach: ps 25:4,5,8,9,12, ps 119:5-7,12,35, ps 139:24, mic 4:2, mt 28:20, col 1:9,10, 1th 4:1,2, heb 13:21, 1jo 2:27; for thou art: ps 22:1, ps 31:14, ps 63:1, ps 118:28, ps 140:6; thy spirit: ne 9:20, isa 63:14, joh 14:26, joh 16:13-15, ro 5:5, ro 8:2,14-16,26, ro 15:13,30, ga 5:22,23, eph 4:30, eph 5:9, 2ti 1:7; the land: isa 29:10 |
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| Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble. | Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. | |
Verse 11 WEB Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. KJV Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. TSK Quicken: ps 85:6, ps 119:25,37,40,88,107, ps 138:7, hab 3:2, eph 2:4,5; for thy righteousness: ps 143:1, ps 9:7,8, ps 31:1, ps 71:2; bring: ps 25:17, ps 34:19, ps 37:39,40, ps 91:15,16, re 7:14-17 |
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| And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant. | In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant. | |
Verse 12 WEB In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant. KJV And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. TSK of thy mercy: ps 54:5, ps 55:23, ps 136:15-20, 1sa 24:12-15, 1sa 25:29, 1sa 26:10; for I am thy: ps 116:16, ps 119:94 |
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