Psalm 143

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Help and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, Lord,
^(A)Listen to my pleadings!
Answer me in Your ^(B)faithfulness, in Your ^(C)righteousness!
²And ^(D)do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For ^(E)no person living is righteous in Your sight.
³For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life ^(F)to the ground;
He ^(G)has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
⁴Therefore ^(H)my spirit ^[a]feels weak within me;
My heart is ^[b]^(I)appalled within me.

⁵I ^(J)remember the days of old;
I ^(K)meditate on all Your accomplishments;
I ^(L)reflect on the work of Your hands.
⁶I ^(M)spread out my hands to You;
My ^(N)soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah

⁷^(O)Answer me quickly, Lord, my ^(P)spirit fails;
^(Q)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will be the same as ^(R)those who go down to the pit.
⁸Let me hear Your ^(S)faithfulness ^(T)in the morning,
For I trust ^(U)in You;
Teach me the ^(V)way in which I should walk;
For to You I ^(W)lift up my soul.
⁹^(X)Save me, Lord, from my enemies;
^[c]I take refuge in You.

¹⁰^(Y)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let ^(Z)Your good Spirit ^(AA)lead me on level ^[d]ground.
¹¹^(AB)For the sake of Your name, Lord, ^(AC)revive me.
^(AD)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
¹²And in Your faithfulness, ^[e]^(AE)destroy my enemies,
And ^(AF)eliminate all those who attack my soul,
For ^(AG)I am Your servant.