Psalms - Chapter 143

Penitential Prayer In Distress

¹ A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, [And] in Your righteousness.

² Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For 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 darkness, Like those who have long been dead.

⁴ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.

⁵ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands.

⁶ I spread out my hands to You; My soul [longs] for You like a thirsty land. Selah

⁷ Answer me speedily, O LORD; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

⁸ Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.

⁹ Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; In You I take shelter.

¹⁰ Teach me to do Your will, For You [are] my God; Your Spirit [is] good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

¹¹ Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

¹² In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I [am] Your servant.