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Psalms 143:12

143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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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In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

And of your mercy cut off my enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant.

What does Psalms 143:12 mean?

Psalms 143:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵסֵד (chêçêd), צָמַת (tsâmath), אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb).

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And
of
thy
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
cut
offצָמַתtsâmath/tsaw-math'/H6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)
mine
enemies,אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary
and
destroyאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
all
them
that
afflictצָרַרtsârar/tsaw-rar'/H6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
my
soul:נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
for
I
am
thy
servant.עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 143:12.

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Exodus 23:22

But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. an adversary: or, I will afflict them that afflict thee

Genesis 24:14

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Genesis 32:10

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. I am not: Heb. I am less than all

Leviticus 26:38

And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.

Numbers 10:9

And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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What does Psalms 143:12 say?

Psalms 143:12 (King James Version) reads: "And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant."

Is Psalms 143:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 143:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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