Chapter 143
1 Hear my prayer , Yahweh . Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness , relieve me .
2 Don’t enter into judgment with your servant , for in your sight no man living is righteous .
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 .
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me . My heart within me is desolate .
5 I remember the days of old . I meditate on all your doings . I contemplate the work of your hands .
6 I spread out my hands to you . My soul thirsts for you , like a parched land. Selah .
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.
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 .
9 Deliver me , Yahweh , from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me .
10 Teach me to do your will , for you are my God. Your Spirit is good . Lead me in the land of uprightness .
11 Revive me , Yahweh , for your name ’s sake . In your righteousness , bring my soul out of trouble .
12 In your loving kindness , cut off my enemies , and destroy all those who afflict my soul , for I am your servant .