Psalms
143:1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy
faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no
man living be justified.
143:3 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.
143:4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is
desolate.
143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the
work of thy hands.
143:6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a
thirsty land. Selah.
143:7 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.
143:8 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness 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.
143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead
me into the land of uprightness.
143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake
bring my soul out of trouble.
143:12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict
my soul: for I am thy servant.
