Psalm 143–145

PSALM 143

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

¹Hear my prayer, O Lord,

^aGive ear to my supplications!

Answer me in Your ^bfaithfulness, in Your ^crighteousness!

²And ^ado not enter into judgment with Your servant,

For in Your sight ^bno man living is righteous.

³For the enemy has persecuted my soul;

He has crushed my life ^ato the ground;

He ^bhas made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

⁴Therefore ^amy spirit ¹is overwhelmed within me;

My heart is ^2bappalled within me.

⁵I ^aremember the days of old;

I ^bmeditate on all Your doings;

I ^cmuse on the work of Your hands.

⁶I ^astretch out my hands to You;

My ^bsoul longs for You, as a ¹parched land.

²Selah.

^7aAnswer me quickly, O Lord, my ^bspirit fails;

^cDo not hide Your face from me,

Or I will become like ^dthose who go down to the pit.

⁸Let me hear Your ^alovingkindness ^bin the morning;

For I trust ^cin You;

Teach me the ^dway in which I should walk;

For to You I ^elift up my soul.

^9aDeliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;

¹I take refuge in You.

^10aTeach me to do Your will,

For You are my God;

Let ^bYour good Spirit ^clead me on level ¹ground.

^11aFor the sake of Your name, O Lord, ^brevive me.

^cIn Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

¹²And in Your lovingkindness, ^1acut off my enemies

And ^bdestroy all those who afflict my soul,

For ^cI am Your servant.

PSALM 144

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

¹Blessed be the Lord, ^amy rock,

Who ^btrains my hands for war,

And my fingers for battle;

²My lovingkindness and ^amy fortress,

My ^bstronghold and my deliverer,

My ^cshield and He in whom I take refuge,

Who ^dsubdues ¹my people under me.

³O Lord, ^awhat is man, that You take knowledge of him?

Or the son of man, that You think of him?

^4aMan is like a mere breath;

His ^bdays are like a passing shadow.

^5aBow Your heavens, O Lord, and ^bcome down;

^cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke.

⁶Flash forth ^alightning and scatter them;

Send out Your ^barrows and confuse them.

⁷Stretch forth Your hand ^afrom on high;

Rescue me and ^bdeliver me out of great waters,

Out of the hand of ^caliens

⁸Whose mouths ^aspeak deceit,

And whose ^bright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹I will sing a ^anew song to You, O God;

Upon a ^bharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,

¹⁰Who ^agives salvation to kings,

Who ^brescues David His servant from the evil sword.

¹¹Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of ^aaliens,

Whose mouth ^bspeaks deceit

And whose ^cright hand is a right hand of falsehood.

¹²Let our sons in their youth be as ^agrown-up plants,

And our daughters as ^bcorner pillars ¹fashioned as for a palace;

¹³Let our ^agarners be full, furnishing every kind of produce,

And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ¹fields;

¹⁴Let our ^acattle ¹bear

Without ^2bmishap and without ^3closs,

Let there be no ^doutcry in our streets!

¹⁵How blessed are the people who are so situated;

How ^ablessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

PSALM 145

The Lord Extolled for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

¹I will ^aextol You, ^bmy God, O King,

And I will ^cbless Your name forever and ever.

²Every day I will bless You,

And I will ^apraise Your name forever and ever.

^3aGreat is the Lord, and highly to be praised,

And His ^bgreatness is unsearchable.

⁴One ^ageneration shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty acts.

⁵On the ^aglorious ¹splendor of Your majesty

And ^bon Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

⁶Men shall speak of the ¹power of Your ^aawesome acts,

And I will ^btell of Your greatness.

⁷They shall ¹eagerly utter the memory of Your ^aabundant goodness

And will ^bshout joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^agracious and merciful;

Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

⁹The Lord is ^agood to all,

And His ^bmercies are over all His works.

^10aAll Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,

And Your ^bgodly ones shall bless You.

¹¹They shall speak of the ^aglory of Your kingdom

And talk of Your power;

¹²To ^amake known to the sons of men ¹Your mighty acts

And the ^bglory of the majesty of Your kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is ¹an ^aeverlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

¹⁴The Lord ^asustains all who fall

And ^braises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all ¹look to You,

And You ^agive them their food in due time.

¹⁶You ^aopen Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^arighteous in all His ways

And kind in all His deeds.

¹⁸The Lord is ^anear to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him ^bin truth.

¹⁹He will ^afulfill the desire of those who fear Him;

He will also ^bhear their cry and will save them.

²⁰The Lord ^akeeps all who love Him,

But all the ^bwicked He will destroy.

²¹My ^amouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

And ^ball flesh will ^cbless His holy name forever and ever.