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Psalm 143:1-2
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This is a song that David wrote.

Please help me, Lord![a]

143 Lord, I pray to you for help.
    Please listen to me.
Answer me, because you do what is right,
    and I know that I can trust you.
2 Do not judge me, your servant.
    Nobody is righteous when they stand in front of you.

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  1. 143:1 David wrote this psalm when he had trouble. Maybe this was when his son Absalom wanted to kill him. See 1 Samuel 15—19.
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Psalm 143:1-2
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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.

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Psalm 143:1-2
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My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
    (A)give ear to my pleas for mercy!
    In your (B)faithfulness answer me, in your (C)righteousness!
2 (D)Enter not into judgment with your servant,
    for no one living is righteous (E)before you.

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Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

1 Lord, hear my prayer,(A)
    listen to my cry for mercy;(B)
in your faithfulness(C) and righteousness(D)
    come to my relief.
2 Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous(E) before you.

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