Psalms 143
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.
A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
2 And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your works; I meditate on the work of your hands.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. (Selah)
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not your face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
8 Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning; for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto you.
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto you to hide me.
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
10 Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 Restore life in me, O LORD, for your name's sake: for your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of your mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
