Psalm 142-143
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 142
Prayer for Deliverance from Persecutors
A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A Prayer.
1 With my voice I cry to the Lord;
with my voice I make supplication to the Lord.(A)
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.(B)
3 When my spirit is faint,
you know my way.
In the path where I walk,
they have hidden a trap for me.(C)
4 Look on my right hand and see:
there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for me.(D)
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”(E)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am brought very low.
Save me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.(F)
7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.(G)
Psalm 143
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
A Psalm of David.
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.(H)
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.(I)
3 For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.(J)
5 I remember the days of old;
I think about all your deeds;
I meditate on the works of your hands.(K)
6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah(L)
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.(M)
8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.(N)
9 Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.[a](O)
10 Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.(P)
11 For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness bring me out of trouble.(Q)
12 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am your servant.(R)
Footnotes
- 143.9 Heb ms Gk: MT to you I have hidden
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