1 PSALM 143 Prayer for Help and Guidance. A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O L,Listen to my supplications!Answer me in Your faithfulness, and in Your righteousness.
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,For in Your sight no man living is righteousorjustified.
3 For the enemy has persecuted me,He has crushed my life down to the ground;He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmedandweak within me [wrapped in darkness];My heart grows numb within me.
5 I remember the days of old;I meditate on all that You have done;I ponder the work of Your hands.
6 I reach out my hands to You;My throatthirstsfor You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.
7 Answer me quickly, O L, my spirit fails;Do not hide Your face from me,Or I will become like those who go down into the pit (grave).
8 Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,For I trust in You.Teach me the way in which I should walk,For I lift up my soul to You.
9 Rescue me, O L, from my enemies;I take refuge in You.
10 Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],For You are my God;Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 Save my life, O L, for Your name’s sake;In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.
12 In your lovingkindness, silenceanddestroy my enemiesAnd destroy all those who afflict my life,For I am Your servant.