Psalms — Chapter 143
A psalm of David.O ETERNAL One, hear my prayer;give ear to my plea, as You are faithful;answer me, as You are beneficent.
Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,for before You no creature is in the right.
My foe hounded me;he crushed me to the ground;he made me dwell in darknesslike those long dead.
My spirit failed within me;my mind was numbed with horror.
Then I thought of the days of old;I rehearsed all Your deeds,recounted the work of Your hands.
I stretched out my hands to You,longing for You like thirsty earth. Selah.
Answer me quickly, O ETERNAL One;my spirit can endure no more.Do not hide Your face from me,or I shall become like those who descend into the Pit.
Let me learn of Your faithfulness by daybreak,for in You I trust;let me know the road I must take,for on You I have set my hope.
Save me from my foes, O ETERNAL One;to You I look for cover.ato You I look for cover Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
Teach me to do Your will,for You are my God.Let Your gracious spirit lead meon level ground.
For the sake of Your name, O ETERNAL One, preserve me;as You are beneficent, free me from distress.
As You are faithful, put an end to my foes;destroy all my mortal enemies,for I am Your servant.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”
The Path to Wisdom
Dhammapada 20:282
“Wisdom springs from meditation; without meditation wisdom wanes.”
Analects 2:11
“If you study the past and use it to understand the present, you are worthy of being a teacher.”
Tao Te Ching 33
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.”
Quran 39:9
“Are those who know equal to those who do not know?”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”