Psalm 143
An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
aFor in Your sight no one living is righteous.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in 1darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
4 bTherefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.
5 cI remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I 2muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
dMy soul longs for You like a thirsty land.
Selah
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
eLest I 3be like those who 4go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness fin the morning,
For in You do I trust;
gCause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For hI lift up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
5In You I take shelter.
10 iTeach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
jYour Spirit is good.
Lead me in kthe land of uprightness.
11 lRevive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy mcut 6off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.