143:1
A Psalm[H4210] of David[H1732]. Hear[H8085] my prayer[H8605], O LORD[H3068], give ear[H238] to my supplications[H8469]: in thy faithfulness[H530] answer[H6030] me, and in thy righteousness[H6666].
143:2
And enter[H935] not into judgment[H4941] with thy servant[H5650]: for in thy sight[H6440] shall no man living[H2416] be justified[H6663].
143:3
For the enemy[H341] hath persecuted[H7291] my soul[H5315]; he hath smitten[H1792] my life[H2416] down[H1792] to the ground[H776]; he hath made me to dwell[H3427] in darkness[H4285], as those that have been long[H5769] dead[H4191].
143:4
Therefore is my spirit[H7307] overwhelmed[H5848] within[H8432] me; my heart[H3820] within me is desolate[H8074].
143:5
I remember[H2142] the days[H3117] of old[H6924]; I meditate[H1897] on all thy works[H6467]; I muse[H7878] on the work[H4639] of thy hands[H3027].
143:6
I stretch forth[H6566] my hands[H3027] unto thee: my soul[H5315] thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty[H5889] land[H776]. Selah[H5542].
143:7
Hear[H6030] me speedily[H4118], O LORD[H3068]: my spirit[H7307] faileth[H3615]: hide[H5641] not thy face[H6440] from me, lest I be like[H4911] unto them that go down[H3381] into the pit[H953].
143:8
Cause me to hear[H8085] thy lovingkindness[H2617] in the morning[H1242]; for in thee do I trust[H982]: cause me to know[H3045] the way[H1870] wherein[H2098] I should walk[H3212]; for I lift up[H5375] my soul[H5315] unto thee.
143:9
Deliver[H5337] me, O LORD[H3068], from mine enemies[H341]: I flee unto thee to hide[H3680] me.
143:10
Teach[H3925] me to do[H6213] thy will[H7522]; for thou art my God[H430]: thy spirit[H7307] is good[H2896]; lead[H5148] me into the land[H776] of uprightness[H4334].
143:11
Quicken[H2421] me, O LORD[H3068], for thy name's[H8034] sake: for thy righteousness'[H6666] sake bring[H3318] my soul[H5315] out of trouble[H6869].
143:12
And of thy mercy[H2617] cut off[H6789] mine enemies[H341], and destroy[H6] all them that afflict[H6887] my soul[H5315]: for I am thy servant[H5650].