Hear
my prayer, Yahweh.
Listen
to my petitions.
In
your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
Don’t
enter into judgment with your servant,
for
in your sight no man living is righteous.
For
the enemy pursues my soul.
He
has struck my life down to the ground.
He
has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
Therefore
my spirit is overwhelmed within me.
My
heart within me is desolate.
I
remember the days of old.
I
meditate on all your doings.
I
contemplate the work of your hands.
I
spread out my hands to you.
My
soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.
Hurry
to answer me, Yahweh.
My
spirit fails.
Don’t
hide your face from me,
so
that I don’t become like those who are forgotten.
Cause
me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,
for
I trust in you.
Cause
me to know the way in which I should walk,
for
I lift up my soul to you.
Deliver
me, Yahweh, from my enemies.
I
flee to you to hide me.
Teach
me to do your will,
for
you are my God.
Your
Spirit is good.
Lead
me in the land of uprightness.
Revive
me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake.
In
your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
In
your loving kindness, spare me from my enemies,
and
those who afflict my soul.
For
I am your servant.
Psalm 143
