The Psalms

Psalm 143

A Psalm of David.

 ^143:1Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications:

 In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

 ^143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant;

 For in thy sight no man living is righteous.

 ^143:3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

 He hath smitten my life down to the ground:

 He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

 ^143:4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me;

 My heart within me is desolate.

 ^143:5I remember the days of old;

 I meditate on all thy doings;

 I muse on the work of thy hands.

 ^143:6I spread forth my hands unto thee:

 My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land.

Selah

 ^143:7Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth:

 Hide not thy face from me,

 Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

 ^143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness 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.

 ^143:9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies:

 I flee unto thee to hide me.

 ^143:10Teach me to do thy will;

 For thou art my God:

 Thy Spirit is good;

 Lead me in the land of uprightness.

 ^143:11Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake:

 In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

 ^143:12And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies,

 And destroy all them that afflict my soul;

 For I am thy servant.