Psalm 143:1–12

¹Hear my prayer, O Lord,

^aGive ear to my supplications!

Answer me in Your ^bfaithfulness, in Your ^crighteousness!

²And ^ado not enter into judgment with Your servant,

For in Your sight ^bno man living is righteous.

³For the enemy has persecuted my soul;

He has crushed my life ^ato the ground;

He ^bhas made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.

⁴Therefore ^amy spirit ¹is overwhelmed within me;

My heart is ^2bappalled within me.

⁵I ^aremember the days of old;

I ^bmeditate on all Your doings;

I ^cmuse on the work of Your hands.

⁶I ^astretch out my hands to You;

My ^bsoul longs for You, as a ¹parched land.

²Selah.

^7aAnswer me quickly, O Lord, my ^bspirit fails;

^cDo not hide Your face from me,

Or I will become like ^dthose who go down to the pit.

⁸Let me hear Your ^alovingkindness ^bin the morning;

For I trust ^cin You;

Teach me the ^dway in which I should walk;

For to You I ^elift up my soul.

^9aDeliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;

¹I take refuge in You.

^10aTeach me to do Your will,

For You are my God;

Let ^bYour good Spirit ^clead me on level ¹ground.

^11aFor the sake of Your name, O Lord, ^brevive me.

^cIn Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

¹²And in Your lovingkindness, ^1acut off my enemies

And ^bdestroy all those who afflict my soul,

For ^cI am Your servant.