Psalm 143

Tree of Life Version

¹ A psalm of David.
Hear my prayer, Adonai,
give ear to my petitions.
In Your faithfulness and Your righteousness,
answer me!
² Do not bring Your servant into judgment,
for in Your eyes no one living is righteous.
³ For an enemy pursues my soul.
He crushes my life down to the ground.
He makes me dwell in darkness, like those long dead.
⁴ So my spirit grows faint within me.
My heart is shocked within me.
⁵ I remember the days of old.
I meditate on all You have done.
I ponder the work of Your hands.
⁶ I spread forth my hands to You.
My soul longs for You as a parched land. Selah
⁷ Answer me speedily, Adonai—my spirit fails.
Hide not Your face from me,
lest I become like those who go down into the Pit.
⁸ Make me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
for in You I trust.
Show me the way I should go,
    for to You I lift up my soul.
⁹ Deliver me from my enemies, Adonai.
I hide myself in You.
¹⁰ Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Let Your good Ruach lead me on level ground.
¹¹ For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, revive me.
In Your justice bring my soul out of trouble.
¹² In Your mercy cut off my enemies
and destroy all who harass my soul,
for I am Your servant.