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Lament · David

Psalm 143

For the night you run out of defenses: you can’t plead your record, only His mercy.

12 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last HallelujahPsalm 143

I Stretch Out My Hands to You

A Psalm of David.

O LORD, hear my prayer.

In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea;

in Your righteousness, answer me.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,

for no one alive is righteous before You.

Psalm 143:1–2

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A dark rock-cut doorway in a hillside at gray evening, a rough stone slab set partly across it.

For the enemy has pursued my soul,

crushing my life to the ground,

making me dwell in darkness

like those long since dead.

My spirit grows faint within me;

my heart is dismayed inside me.

0:13

Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Reflect

While it’s still dark

David hasn’t been rescued yet. Before anything changes, what do you do? What has God done, in the Bible or in your life, that you could call to mind tonight?

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning

For the sake of Your name, O LORD,

revive me.

In Your righteousness,

bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your loving devotion,

cut off my enemies.

Destroy all who afflict me,

for I am Your servant.

Pray

Pray it when you wake

Tomorrow, before your phone, before anything else, pray this: “Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You.”

You’ve experienced

Psalm 143

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A verse to carry with you

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Psalm 143:8

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