Psalms 143:1 (ASV)
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, `and' in thy righteousness.

Psalms 143:2 (ASV)
And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.

Psalms 143:3 (ASV)
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Psalms 143:4 (ASV)
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.

Psalms 143:5 (ASV)
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.

Psalms 143:6 (ASV)
I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul `thirsteth' after thee, as a weary land. Selah

Psalms 143:7 (ASV)
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.

Psalms 143:8 (ASV)
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.

Psalms 143:9 (ASV)
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Psalms 143:10 (ASV)
Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Psalms 143:11 (ASV)
Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

Psalms 143:12 (ASV)
And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
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