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Psalms 143
1.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 unto 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 of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
Asked of Guide
Why does the psalmist ask God to “hear my prayer” and also to “teach me to do thy will” in the same prayer?
The psalmist opens with urgent appeal—“Hear my prayer, O LORD” and describes danger and despair—“my spirit faileth,” asking for immediate rescue and vindication. That urgent plea sits beside a request for guidance—“Teach me to do thy will;…lead me into the land of uprightness”—so the prayer gathers both short-term deliverance and long-term direction into one plea.
This combination shows trust that God’s response includes both protection and moral formation: deliverance (“bring my soul out of trouble”) and instruction (“thy spirit is good; lead me”). The movement resembles themes in Proverbs where wisdom guides the way and in the Psalms where help comes with a call to walk uprightly; the psalm links rescue to being taught to live rightly.
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