Psalms 143

LEB(i) 1 A psalm of David.*
O Yahweh, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications. In your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness. 2 And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive is righteous before you. 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like those long dead. 4 And so my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within* me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your doings.* I muse on the labor of your hands. 6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul longs for you like a dry land. Selah 7 Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like those descending to the pit. 8 Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you. 9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh. I take refuge in you.* 10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; your Spirit is good. Lead me onto level ground. 11 For your name's sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life; in your righteousness bring me* out of trouble. 12 And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.