Psalm 143
A Psalm by David.
[143:1] Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. [143:2] Don't enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous. [143:3] For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead. [143:4] Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate. [143:5] I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands. [143:6] I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. [143:7] Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, so that I don't become like those who go down into the pit. [143:8] Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. [143:9] Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. [143:10] Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. [143:11] Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble. [143:12] In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.