Psalm 143 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

A Psalm of David.

¹ Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

² And enter not into judgement with thy servant; For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³ For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

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

⁵ I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings: I muse on the work of thy hands.

⁶ I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah

⁷ Make haste to answer me, O LORD; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me; Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

⁸ Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.

⁹ Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

¹⁰ Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: Thy spirit is good; lead me in the land of uprightness.

¹¹ Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

¹² And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.