Psalms 143:1-10 - ESV Online

PSALMS 143:1-10

My Soul Thirsts for You

A Psalm of David.
143:1

Hear my prayer, O Lord;

give ear to my pleas for mercy!

In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! 2

Enter not into judgment with your servant,

for no one living is righteous before you.
3

For the enemy has pursued my soul;

he has crushed my life to the ground;

he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. 4

Therefore my spirit faints within me;

my heart within me is appalled.
5

I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all that you have done;

I ponder the work of your hands. 6

I stretch out my hands to you;

my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah
7

Answer me quickly, O Lord!

My spirit fails!

Hide not your face from me,

lest I be like those who go down to the pit. 8

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,

for in you I trust.

Make me know the way I should go,

for to you I lift up my soul.
9

Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!

I have fled to you for refuge. 10

Teach me to do your will,

for you are my God!

Let your good Spirit lead me

on level ground!

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