Psalm 143-145

21st Century King James Version

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications; in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.

² And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³ 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.

⁴ Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

⁵ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy works; I muse on the work of Thy hands.

⁶ I stretch forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a thirsty land. Selah

⁷ Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit faileth. Hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like them that go down into the pit.

⁸ 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, O Lord, from mine enemies; I flee unto Thee to hide me.

¹⁰ Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God. Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

¹¹ Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy name’s sake; for Thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

¹² And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul; for I am Thy servant.

144 Blessed be the Lord my strength, who teacheth my hands to war and my fingers to fight;

² my goodness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and He in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me.

³ Lord, what is man that Thou takest notice of him? Or the son of man that Thou makest account of him?

⁴ Man is like vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

⁵ Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

⁶ Cast forth lightning and scatter them; shoot out Thine arrows and destroy them.

⁷ Send Thine hand from above; rescue me and deliver me out of great waters from the hand of strangers,

⁸ whose mouth speaketh vanity and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹ I will sing a new song unto Thee, O God; upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto Thee.

¹⁰ It is He that giveth salvation unto kings, who delivereth David His servant from the hurtful sword.

¹¹ Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth speaketh vanity and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood,

¹² that our sons may be as plants full grown in their youth, that our daughters may be as cornerstones, polished after the similitude of a palace;

¹³ that our garners may be full, affording all manner of store, that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets;

¹⁴ that our oxen may be strong to labor, that there be no breaking in, nor going out, that there be no complaining in our streets.

¹⁵ Happy is that people for whom such is the case; yea, happy is that people whose God is the Lord.

145 I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

² Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.

³ Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable.

⁴ One generation shall praise Thy works to another, and shall declare Thy mighty acts.

⁵ I will speak of the glorious honor of Thy majesty, and of Thy wondrous works.

⁶ And men shall speak of the might of Thy fearsome acts, and I will declare Thy greatness.

⁷ They shall abundantly utter the memory of Thy great goodness, and shall sing of Thy righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.

⁹ The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.

¹⁰ All Thy works shall praise Thee, O Lord, and Thy saints shall bless Thee.

¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of Thy Kingdom and talk of Thy power,

¹² to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His Kingdom.

¹³ Thy Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

¹⁴ The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

¹⁵ The eyes of all wait upon Thee, and Thou givest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶ Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.

¹⁸ The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

²⁰ The Lord preserveth all them that love Him, but all the wicked will He destroy.

²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.