Psalm 143:1–8

1  Hear my prayer, O Lord;

cgive ear to my pleas for mercy!

In your dfaithfulness answer me, in your drighteousness!

2  eEnter not into judgment with your servant,

for no one living is righteous fbefore you.

3  For the enemy has pursued my soul;

ghe has crushed my life to the ground;

hhe has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.

4  Therefore my spirit ifaints within me;

my heart within me is appalled.

5  jI remember the days of old;

kI meditate on all that you have done;

I ponder the work of your hands.

6  lI stretch out my hands to you;

mmy soul thirsts for you like na parched land. Selah

7  oAnswer me quickly, O Lord!

pMy spirit fails!

qHide not your face from me,

rlest I be like those who go down to the pit.

8  sLet me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,

for in you I ttrust.

uMake me know the way I should go,

vfor to you I lift up my soul.