Psalm 143

Psalm CXLIII.

A Psalm of David.

Hear my prayer, O Lord,

^aGive ear to my supplications:

^bIn thy faithfulness answer me, and ^bin thy righteousness.

²And ^center not into judgment with thy servant:

For ^din thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³For the enemy hath persecuted my soul;

He hath smitten my life down to the ground;

He hath made me to dwell ^ein darkness, as those that have been long dead.

⁴Therefore ^fis my spirit overwhelmed within me;

My heart within me ^gis desolate.

^5hI remember ⁱthe days of old;

I meditate on all thy ^jkworks;

I muse on ^kthe work of thy hands.

^6lI stretch forth my hands unto thee:

^mMy soul ⁿthirsteth after thee, ^oas a thirsty land. Selah.

^7pHear me speedily, O Lord: ^qmy spirit faileth:

^prHide not thy face from me,

^sLest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

⁸Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness ^tin the morning;

For ^uin thee do I trust:

^wCause me to know the way wherein I should walk;

For ^xI lift up my soul unto thee.

^9yDeliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies:

I flee unto thee to hide me.

^10zTeach me to do ^athy will; for thou art my God:

^bThy spirit is good; ^clead me into ^dthe land of uprightness.

^11eQuicken me, O Lord, ^ffor thy name’s sake:

For thy righteousness’ sake ^gbring my soul out of trouble.

¹²And of thy mercy ^hcut off mine enemies,

And destroy all them that afflict my soul:

For ⁱI am thy servant.