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Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
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Don't enter into judgment with your servant, For in your sight no man living is righteous.
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For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
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Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
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I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
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I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
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Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, So that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.
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Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning, For I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to you.
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Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
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Teach me to do your will, For you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
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Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
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In your lovingkindness, cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant. Psalm 144 By David.
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