“Listen, then, with all your power, to the commendation of Grace, whereby ye are saved without price. "For Thy Name's sake, O Lord, Thou shalt quicken me in Thy righteousness" (ver. 11); not in mine own: not because I have deserved, but because Thou hast mercy. For were I to show mine own desert, nought should I deserv…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 143
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11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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9Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
— Psalms 143:11 —
12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.