143:1  Hear my prayer, O LORD,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.

143:2  Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

143:3  For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.

143:4  Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

143:5  I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I muse on the work of Your hands.

143:6  I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

143:7  Answer me speedily, O LORD;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

143:8  Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.

143:9  Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies;
In You I take shelter.

143:10  Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.

143:11  Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

143:12  In Your mercy cut off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.