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Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in Your righteousness answer me. ⓐ

² Do not bring Your servant into judgment, ⓑ for no one alive is righteous in Your sight. ⓒ

³ For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. ⓓ

⁴ My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. ⓔ

⁵ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I reflect on the work of Your hands. ⓕ

⁶ I spread out my hands to You; I am like parched land before You. ⓖ Selah

⁷ Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. ⓗ Don’t hide Your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit. ⓘ

⁸ Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. ⓙ Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You. ⓚ

⁹ Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I come to You for protection. [1] ⓛ

¹⁰ Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. ⓜ May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. ⓝ

¹¹ Because of Your name, Yahweh, let me live. In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble, ⓞ

¹² and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies. Wipe out all those who attack me, for I am Your servant. ⓟ

#	HCSB
1	LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness listen to my plea, and in Your righteousness answer me. ⓐ
2	Do not bring Your servant into judgment, ⓑ for no one alive is righteous in Your sight. ⓒ
3	For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. ⓓ
4	My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. ⓔ
5	I remember the days of old; I meditate on all You have done; I reflect on the work of Your hands. ⓕ
6	I spread out my hands to You; I am like parched land before You. ⓖ Selah
7	Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. ⓗ Don’t hide Your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit. ⓘ
8	Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in You. ⓙ Reveal to me the way I should go because I long for You. ⓚ
9	Rescue me from my enemies, LORD; I come to You for protection. [1] ⓛ
10	Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. ⓜ May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. ⓝ
11	Because of Your name, Yahweh, let me live. In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble, ⓞ
12	and in Your faithful love destroy my enemies. Wipe out all those who attack me, for I am Your servant. ⓟ

Footnotes & Cross-References

^{Psalms 143:6 [223]} The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

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