CXLIII. Book V. Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book V

CXLIII

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance

A Psalm of David.


[1]	HEAR my prayer, O Jehovah; 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 no man living is righteous.
[3]	For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
[4]	Therefore is 1 my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
[5]	I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
[6]	I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah
[7]	Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like 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 Jehovah, from mine enemies: I 2 flee unto thee to hide me.
[10]	Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy 3 Spirit is good; Lead me in the 4 land of uprightness.
[11]	Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
[12]	And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.

Note 1. Or, my spirit fainteth. [back]

Note 2. Heb. Unto thee have I hidden. [back]

Note 3. Or, Let thy good Spirit lead me. [back]

Note 4. Or, a plain country. [back]