143: 1 Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance. A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
143: 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
143: 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
143: 4 Therefore ⁷⁹⁶is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
⁷⁹⁶Or, my spirit fainteth within me;

143: 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
143: 6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. [Selah
143: 7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
143: 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
143: 9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: ⁷⁹⁷I flee unto thee to hide me.
⁷⁹⁷Hb. Unto thee have I hidden.

143: 10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: ⁷⁹⁸Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in ⁷⁹⁹the land of uprightness.
⁷⁹⁸Or, Let thy good Spirit lead me in the land etc.
⁷⁹⁹Or, a plain country.

143: 11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name’s sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
143: 12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.