I Stretch Out My Hands To You

 

 

 

O LORD, Hear my prayer.

In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea;

in Your righteousness, answer me. 

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,

for no one alive is righteous before You. 

 

Woman On A Forest Road
(1909)
Bertha Wegmann 
(1846-1926)
Danish portrait painter

Image courtesy/Invaluable.com
 

  

For the enemy has pursued my soul,

crushing my life to the ground,

making me dwell in darkness

like those long since dead. 

My spirit grows faint within me;

my heart is dismayed inside me.

I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all Your works;

I consider the work of Your hands. 

I stretch out my hands to You;

my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.

Selah! (Pause and calmly think of that).

Answer me quickly, O LORD;

my spirit fails.

Do not hide Your face from me,

or I will be like those who descend to the Pit. 

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning,

for I have put my trust in You.

Teach me the way I should walk,

for to You I lift up my soul. 

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD;

I flee to You for a refuge.

Teach me to do Your will,

for You are my God. 

May your good Spirit lead me

on level ground.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD,

revive me.

In Your righteousness,

bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your loving devotion,

cut off my enemies.

Destroy all who afflict me,

for I am Your servant.

PSALM 143
Berean Standard Bible