[[Psalm 142|<< Psalm 142]] | [[Psalms|Psalms]] | [[Psalm 144|Psalm 144 >>]] ### Psalm 143 > A Psalm of David. 1 HEAR my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, _and_ in thy righteousness. ^1 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. ^2 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. ^3 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. ^4 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. ^5 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul _thirsts_ after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. ^6 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. ^7 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. ^8 9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. ^9 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou _art_ my God: thy spirit _is_ good; lead me into the land of uprightness. ^10 11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. ^11 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I _am_ thy servant. ^12