An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
(A)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.
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.
4 (B)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.
5 (C)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
(D)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
7 Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(E)Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (F)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(G)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (H)I lift up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
In You I take shelter.
10 (I)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
(J)Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in (K)the land of uprightness.
11 (L)Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy (M)cut off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:3
- Psalm 143:5
- Psalm 143:7
- Psalm 143:7
- Psalm 143:9
- Psalm 143:12
Cross references
- Psalm 143:2 : [Ex. 34:7]; Job 4:17; 9:2; 25:4; Ps. 130:3; Eccl. 7:20; [Rom. 3:20–23; Gal. 2:16]
- Psalm 143:4 : Ps. 77:3
- Psalm 143:5 : Ps. 77:5, 10, 11
- Psalm 143:6 : Ps. 63:1
- Psalm 143:7 : Ps. 28:1
- Psalm 143:8 : Ps. 46:5
- Psalm 143:8 : Ps. 5:8
- Psalm 143:8 : Ps. 25:1
- Psalm 143:10 : Ps. 25:4, 5
- Psalm 143:10 : Neh. 9:20
- Psalm 143:10 : Is. 26:10
- Psalm 143:11 : Ps. 119:25
- Psalm 143:12 : Ps. 54:5
