Psalm 143
A Psalm by David.
1 Hear
my prayer, LORD.
Listen to
my petitions.
In your faithfulness
and righteousness, relieve
me.
2 Don’t enter
into judgment with
your servant,
for in your
sight no man
living is
righteous.
3 For
the enemy pursues
my soul.
He has struck my
life down to
the ground.
He has made me
live in dark
places, as those
who have been
long dead.
4 Therefore
my spirit is
overwhelmed within
me.
My heart within
me is desolate.
5 I
remember the days
of old.
I meditate on
all your doings.
I contemplate the
work of your
hands.
6 I
spread out my
hands to you.
My soul thirsts
for you, like
a parched land.
Selah.
7 Hurry to
answer me, LORD.
My spirit fails.
Don’t hide your
face from me,
so that I don’t
become like those
who go down
into the pit.
8 Cause me
to hear your loving
kindness in the
morning,
for I trust in
you.
Cause me to know
the way in
which I should
walk,
for I lift
up my soul
to you.
9 Deliver
me, LORD, from
my enemies.
I flee to you
to hide me.
10 Teach
me to do
your will,
for you are
my God.
Your Spirit is
good.
Lead me in
the land of
uprightness.
11 Revive
me, LORD, for
your name’s sake.
In your
righteousness, bring
my soul out
of trouble.
12 In
your loving kindness,
cut off my
enemies,
and destroy all
those who afflict
my soul,
for I am your
servant.