{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Psalms",
 "chapter": 143,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "[A Psalm of David.] Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
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