PSALM 143:1-10 (2025)

PSALM 143:1-10

O Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; answer me; you, who are righteous and faithful. 

Do not bring your servant to judgment; for no mortal is just in your sight.

The enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground, sending me to darkness, with those long dead.

And so my spirit fails me; my heart is full of fear.

I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on what you have done, and consider the work of your hand. 

I stretch out my hands to you, and thirst for you, like a parched land. 

O Lord, answer me quickly: my spirit is faint with yearning. Do not hide your face from me; save me from going down to the pit. 

Let the dawn bring me word of your love; for in you alone, I put my trust. Show me the way I should walk, for to you I lift up my soul. 

Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for to you, I flee for refuge. 

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your Spirit lead me on a safe path.

---- mine,

This is your prayer to Me morning after morning. You come to Me before dawn, and you cry out to Me, pouring out all your fears for the life of your children and those you love, begging Me to draw them away from the dark path they are on that leads them further and further away from Me and their eternal home. You plead before Me with sighs and tears, and you reveal to Me the wounds of your heart. I hear you, ---- my own, I always hear you. Do you believe that your concern for their souls is greater than My own, or that of My Father? You could not possibly be more sorrowful than I or My Father that they have strayed. But in the end, I will save them as I have assured you time and again. Your prayers are heard and answered, as well as the prayers of all who love them and pray for their conversion. They will return to the Way that is Life through their embracing of the Truth who suffered, died, and was crucified for love of all. Pray with faith, with hope, and do not be anxious about anything. Nothing pleases My Father more than to grant the prayers and supplications of those who pray according to His will. They will be saved. My Holy Spirit, which is given to every baptized soul, will triumph, and the Blood I shed for each of them will not be in vain. Have no fear. Your Spouse will not fail you. I never have and never will, because My love for you is everlasting. Have I not declared you to be Mine? So too do I declare them to be Mine as well. Keep your gaze fixed on Me always, just as Mine is on you, always.