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, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: hearken to my supplication in thy truth; hear me in thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no [man] living be justified.
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 persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark [place], as those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your works; I meditate on the work of your hands.
I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all thy doings: [yea], I meditated on the works of thine hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. (Selah)
I spread forth my hands to thee; my soul [thirsts] for thee, as a dry land. (Pause)
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.
Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away thy face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down 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.
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in thee; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto you to hide me.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee 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 thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight [way].
11 Restore life in me, O LORD, for your name's sake: for your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
Thou shalt quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of affliction.
12 And of your mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant.
And in thy mercy thou wilt destroy mine enemies, and wilt destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant.
