PS-143:1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my

supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy

righteousness.

PS-143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in

thy sight shall

no man living be justified.

PS-143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten

my life down

to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those

that have been

long dead.

PS-143:4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart

within me is

desolate.

PS-143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works;

 I muse on

the work of thy hands.

PS-143:6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth]

after thee,

as a thirsty land. Selah.

PS-143:7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not

thy face from

me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

PS-143:8 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.

PS-143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee

to hide me.

PS-143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy

spirit [is]

good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

PS-143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy

righteousness' sake

bring my soul out of trouble.

PS-143:12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all

them that

afflict my soul: for I [am] thy servant.

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