Psalms 143:1-12
[1]Hear my prayer, O lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous.
[2]Don’t put your servant on trial, for no one is innocent before you.
[3]My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.
[4]I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.
[5]I remember the days of old. I ponder all your great works and think about what you have done.
[6]I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.Interlude
[7]Come quickly, lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
[8]Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
[9]Rescue me from my enemies, lord; I run to you to hide me.
[10]Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.
[11]For the glory of your name, O lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.
[12]In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.