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Atomic Bible
Psalms 143:1
A Psalm of David.
from I Stretch Out My Hands to You, Psalms 143:1-12
What it says

David asks the LORD to hear his prayer and answer him in faithfulness and righteousness.

What it is doing

This verse opens the psalm by appealing to God's own character.

In context

1A Psalm of David. 2Do not bring Your servant into judgment, 3For the enemy has pursued my soul, 4My spirit grows faint within me; 5I remember the days of old; 6I stretch out my hands to You; 7Answer me quickly, O LORD; 8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, 9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; 10Teach me to do Your will, 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, 12And in Your loving devotion,