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Psalms 143:1
Psalms 143:1 is verse 1 of Psalms chapter 143, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
King James Version
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
World English Bible
Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
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Psalms 143:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 31:1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Psalms 71:2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.