Psalm 143

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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.
³ My enemies are chasing me.
    They knock me down to the ground.
They make me live in dark places,
    like people who have been dead for a long time.
⁴ My strength is leaving me,
    and I feel very upset.
⁵ I remember what happened many years ago.
    I think carefully about all the good things that you have done.
⁶ I raise my hands to pray to you.
I need you to help me,
    like dry ground needs rain.
Selah
⁷ Please answer me soon, Lord.
    I am losing my strength.
Do not turn away from me.
If you do, I will join those people who are going down
    into the deep hole of death.
⁸ Every morning, help me to remember your faithful love,
    because I am trusting in you.
Show me how I should live to please you,
    because I know that I belong to you.
⁹ Lord, save me from my enemies.
    I run to you to keep me safe.
¹⁰ Teach me to do what pleases you,
    because you are my God.
Let your kind Spirit lead me,
    so that I can walk in a safe place.
¹¹ Your name is great, Lord,
    so please keep my life safe.
You do what is right,
    so bring me out of my troubles.
¹² I am your servant and you always love me.
Please show how much you love me,
    and destroy my enemies.
Yes, kill all those who want to kill me!