Therefore (A)my spirit [a]is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is [b](B)appalled within me.

I (C)remember the days of old;
I (D)meditate on all Your doings;
I (E)muse on the work of Your hands.
I (F)stretch out my hands to You;
My (G)soul longs for You, as a [c]parched land. [d]Selah.

(H)Answer me quickly, O Lord, my (I)spirit fails;
(J)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (K)those who go down to the pit.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:4 Lit faints
  2. Psalm 143:4 Or desolate
  3. Psalm 143:6 Lit weary
  4. Psalm 143:6 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude