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PSALMS
- I have no way to flee;
- No man careth for my soul.
- 6I have cried unto Thee, O Lord;
- I have said: 'Thou art my refuge,
- My portion in the land of the living.'
- 7Attend unto my cry;
- For I am brought very low;
- Deliver me from my persecutors;
- For they are too strong for me.
- 8Bring my soul out of prison,
- That I may give thanks unto Thy name;
- The righteous shall crown themselves because of me;
- For Thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
143 A Psalm of David.
- O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my supplications;
- In Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.
- 2And enter not into judgment with Thy servant;
- For in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.
- 3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;
- He hath crushed my life down to the ground;
- He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
- 4And my spirit fainteth within me;
- My heart within me is appalled.
- 5I remember the days of old;
- I meditate on all Thy doing;
- I muse on the work of Thy hands.
- 6I spread forth my hands unto Thee;
- My soul [thirsteth] after Thee, as a weary land. Selah
- 7Answer me speedily, O Lord,
- My spirit faileth;
- Hide not Thy face from me;
- Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
- 8Cause 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 unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.
- 9Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord;
- With Thee have I hidden myself.
- 10Teach me to do Thy will,
- For Thou art my God;
- Let Thy good spirit
- Lead me in an even land.
- 11For Thy name's sake, O Lord, quicken me;
- In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
- 12And in Thy mercy cut off mine enemies,
- And destroy all them that harass my soul;
- For I am Thy servant.
144 [A Psalm] of David.
- Blessed be the Lord my Rock,
- Who traineth my hands for war,
- And my fingers for battle;
- 2My lovingkindness, and my fortress,
- My high tower, and my deliverer;
- My shield, and He in whom I take refuge;
- Who subdueth my people under me.
- 3Lord, what is man, that Thou takest knowledge of him?
- Or the son of man, that Thou makest account of him?
- 4Man is like unto a breath;
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