NASB Psalms 143 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 143 — KJV

Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

  1 Hear° my prayer°, O LORD°,
  aGive° ear° to my supplications°!
  Answer° me in Your bfaithfulness°, in Your crighteousness°!
  2 And ado not enter° into judgment° with Your servant°,
  For in Your sight° bno° man° living° is righteous°.
  3 For the enemy° has persecuted° my soul°;
  He has crushed° my life° ato the ground°;
  He bhas made me dwell° in dark° places°, like those who have long° been dead°.
  4 Therefore amy spirit° Iis overwhelmed° within° me;
  My heart° is II bappalled° within° me.

[1] a Ps 140:6 b Ps 89:1, 2 c Ps 71:2
[2] a Jb 14:3; 22:4 b 1K 8:46; Jb 4:17; 9:2; 25:4; Ps 130:3; Ec 7:20; Ro 3:10, 20; Ga 2:16
[3] a Ps 44:25 b Ps 88:6; Lm 3:6
[4] ILit faints IIOr desolate a Ps 77:3; 142:3 b Lm 3:11

  5 ¶ I aremember° the days° of old°;
  I bmeditate° on all° Your doings°;
  I cmuse° on the work° of Your hands°.
  6 I astretch° out my hands° to You;
  My bsoul° [longs] for You, as a Iparched° land°.
      IISelah°.

[5] a Ps 77:5, 10, 11 b Ps 77:12 c Ps 105:2
[6] ILit weary IISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude a Jb 11:13; Ps 88:9 b Ps 42:2; 63:1

  7 ¶ aAnswer° me quickly°, O LORD°, my bspirit° fails°;
  cDo not hide° Your face° from me,
  Or I will become° like° dthose who go° down° to the pit°.
  8 Let me hear° Your alovingkindness° bin the morning°;
  For I trust° cin You;
  Teach° me the dway° in which° I should walk°;
  For to You I elift° up my soul°.
  9 aDeliver° me, O LORD°, from my enemies°;
  II take° refuge° in You.

[7] a Ps 69:17 b Ps 73:26; 84:2; Jr 8:18; Lm 1:22 c Ps 27:9; 69:17; 102:2 d Ps 28:1; 88:4
[8] a Ps 90:14 b Ps 46:5 c Ps 25:2 d Ps 27:11; 32:8; 86:11 e Ps 25:1; 86:4
[9] ILit To You have I hidden a Ps 31:15; 59:1

  10 ¶ aTeach° me to do° Your will,
  For You are my God°;
  Let bYour good° Spirit° clead° me on level° Iground°.
  11 aFor the sake° of Your name°, O LORD°, brevive° me.
  cIn Your righteousness° bring° my soul° out of trouble°.
  12 And in Your lovingkindness°, I acut° off° my enemies°
  And bdestroy° all° those who afflict° my soul°,
  For cI am Your servant°.

[10] ILit land a Ps 25:4, 5; 119:12 b Ne 9:20 c Ps 23:3
[11] a Ps 25:11 b Ps 119:25 c Ps 31:1; 71:2
[12] IOr silence a Ps 54:5 b Ps 52:5 c Ps 116:16

New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

David prayeth for favour in judgment.

1 ¶ [[A Psalmº of David.]]º Hearº ª my prayer,º O LORD,º give earº ª to² my supplications:º in thy faithfulnessº answerº ª me, [and] in thy righteousness.º 2 And enterº ª not² into judgmentº with² thy servant:º for² in thy sightº shall no² man² livingº be justified.º ª

[1] 2S 7:25; Ps 31:1; 71:2; Dn 9:16; 1Jn 1:9.
[2] Ex 34:7; Jb 4:17; 9:2; 14:3; 15:14; 25:4; Ps 130:3; Ec 7:20; Ro 3:20; Ga 2:16; 1Jn 1:10.

He complaineth of his griefs.

3 For² the enemyº ª hath persecutedº ª my soul;º he hath smittenº ª my lifeº down¹ ª to the ground;º he hath made me to dwellº ª in darkness,º as those that have been longº dead.º ª 4 Therefore is my spiritº overwhelmedº ª within² me; my heartº withinº me is desolate.º ª

[3] 2S 2:22; 18:11; Ps 7:1, 5; 17:9; 31:12; 35:4; 54:3; 88:4; 142:6; Ezk 37:11.
[4] Jb 6:27; Ps 25:16; 55:5; 61:2; 77:3; 102:1, 3; 119:81; 124:4; 142:3; Lk 22:44.

He strengtheneth his faith by meditation and prayer.

5 I rememberº ª the daysº of old;º ² I meditateº ª on all² thy works;º I museº ª on the workº of thy hands.º 6 I stretch forthº ª my handsº unto thee:² my soulº [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirstyº land.º Selah.º

[5] Dt 8:2; 1S 17:34, 45; Ps 42:6; 77:5, 10; 111:4; Is 63:7; Mi 6:5.
[6] Jb 11:13; Ps 42:1; 44:20; 63:1; 84:2; 88:9; Is 26:8; 35:7; Jn 7:37.

He prayeth for grace,

7 Hearº ª me speedily,¹ ² O LORD:º my spiritº faileth:º ª hideº ª not² thy faceº from² me, lest I be likeº ª unto² them that go downº ª into the pit.º 8 Cause me to hearº ª thy lovingkindnessº in the morning;º for² in thee do I trust:º ª cause me to knowº ª the wayº whereinº I should walk;¹ ª ² for² I lift upº ª my soulº unto² thee.

[7] Ps 13:1; 22:24; 27:9; 28:1; 40:12, 13, 17; 69:3, 17; 70:5; 71:12; 88:4, 10; Is 8:17; 38:18; 57:16; Lk 21:26.
[8] Gn 32:24; Ps 5:8; 25:1, 4; 27:11; 30:5; 32:8; 42:8; 46:5; 59:16; 86:4; 119:34, 73; 143:10; Pv 3:5; Is 30:21; 48:17; Lm 3:41; Ho 6:3.

for deliverance,

9 Deliverº ª me, O LORD,º from mine enemies:º ª ² I flee unto thee to hide¹ ª me.² ²

[9] Ps 34:2; 56:9; 61:3; 142:5; Pv 18:10; He 6:18.

for sanctification,

10 Teachº ª me to doº ª thy will;º for² thou² [art] my God:º thy spiritº [is] good;º leadº ª me into the landº of uprightness.º 11 Quickenº ª me, O LORD,º for thy name's¹ sake:² ² for thy righteousness'º sake bring¹ ª my soul¹ out² ² of trouble.º ²

[10] Ne 9:20; Ps 22:1; 25:4, 8, 12; 31:14; 63:1; 118:28; 119:5, 12, 35; 139:24; 140:6; Is 29:10; 63:14; Mi 4:2; Mt 28:20; Jn 14:26; 16:13; Ro 5:5; 8:2, 14, 26; 15:13, 30; Ga 5:22; Ep 4:30; 5:9; Col 1:9; 1Th 4:1; 2Ti 1:7; He 13:21; 1Jn 2:27.
[11] Ps 9:7; 25:17; 31:1; 34:19; 37:39; 71:2; 85:6; 91:15; 119:25, 37, 40, 88, 107; 138:7; 143:1; Hab 3:2; Ep 2:4; Rv 7:14.

for destruction of his enemies.

12 And of thy mercyº cut offº ª mine enemies,º ª and destroyº ª all² them that afflictº ª my soul:º for² I² [am] thy servant.º

[12] 1S 24:12; 25:29; 26:10; Ps 54:5; 55:23; 116:16; 119:94; 136:15.

KJV 1769 King James Bible Authorized Version (Student's Edition)
©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved.
For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries
Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map
©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved.
For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp].