New King James Version

Psalms 143:1-8 New King James Version (NKJV)

1. Hear my prayer, O Lord,Give ear to my supplications!In Your faithfulness answer me,And in Your righteousness.

2. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

3. For the enemy has persecuted my soul;He has crushed my life to the ground;He has made me dwell in darkness,Like those who have long been dead.

4. Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;My heart within me is distressed.

5. I remember the days of old;I meditate on all Your works;I muse on the work of Your hands.

6. I spread out my hands to You;My soul longs for You like a thirsty land.Selah

7. Answer me speedily, O Lord;My spirit fails!Do not hide Your face from me,Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

8. Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,For in You do I trust;Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,For I lift up my soul to You.