143:1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness!
143:1 A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness.

143:2 Enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no man living is righteous before thee.
143:2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.

143:3 For the enemy has pursued me; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
143:3 For the enemy has pursued me, crushing my life to the ground, making me sit in darkness like those long dead.

143:4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.
143:4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled.

143:5 I remember the days of old, I meditate on all that thou hast done; I muse on what thy hands have wrought.
143:5 I remember the days of old, I think about all your deeds, I meditate on the works of your hands.

143:6 I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. [Selah]
143:6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah

143:7 Make haste to answer me, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit.
143:7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.

143:8 Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love, for in thee I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul.
143:8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge!
143:9 Save me, O LORD, from my enemies; I have fled to you for refuge.

143:10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path!
143:10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path.

143:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble!
143:11 For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life. In your righteousness bring me out of trouble.

143:12 And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am thy servant.
143:12 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am your servant.