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Psalms 143:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands. "
Psalms 143:5
Verse in Context
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3 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.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
7 Hurry to answer me, LORD. 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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Psalms 143:1
"Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me."
Psalms 143:2
"Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous."
Psalms 143:3
"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."
Psalms 143:4
"Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate."
Psalms 143:6
"I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah."
Psalms 143:7
"Hurry to answer me, LORD. 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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