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Psalms 143:12
And in Your loving devotion,
from I Stretch Out My Hands to You, Psalms 143:1-12
What it says

In God's steadfast love, David asks that his enemies be cut off and his adversaries destroyed, because he is God's servant.

What it is doing

This verse closes the psalm with judgment framed by covenant belonging.

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,