Psalm 143
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | O Lord, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. | Hear my prayer, Lord. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. | Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. |
| 2 | Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. | And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. | Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous. | And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous. |
| 3 | For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 4 | My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me. | Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. | Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. | Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate. |
| 5 | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands. | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. | I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands. | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands. |
| 6 | I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah | I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. | I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah |
| 7 | 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. | 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. | Hurry to answer me, Lord. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit. | 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. |
| 8 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 9 | Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord; I flee to You for refuge. | Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. | Deliver me, Lord, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. | Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. |
| 10 | Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. | Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. | Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness. |
| 11 | For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. | Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. | Revive me, Lord, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. | Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 12 | And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant. | And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. | In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant. | And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. |