Psalms 143

1 A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me — in Thy righteousness.⋮

2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.⋮

3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.⋮

4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.⋮

5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.⋮

6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.⋮

7 Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.⋮

8 Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.⋮

9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.⋮

10 Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God — Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.⋮

11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,⋮

12 And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!⋮