PSALM 143

Waiting in Darkness for the Light


			
			01 Hear my prayer, O LORD,
			   Give ear to my supplications!
			   In Your faithfulness answer me,
			   And in Your righteousness.
			02 Do not enter into judgment with
			   Your servant,
			   For in Your sight no one living
			   Is righteous.
			
			03 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.
			04 Therefore my spirit is
			   Overwhelmed within me;
			   My heart within me is
			   Distressed.
			
			05 I remember the days of old;
			   I meditate on all Your works;
			   I muse on the work of Your
			   Hands.
			06 I spread out my hands to You;
			   My soul longs for You like a 
			   Thirsty land.
			07 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.
			   08 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.
			
			09 Deliver me, O LORD, from my
			   enemies;
			   In you I take shelter.
			10 Teach me to do Your will,
			   For You are my God;
			   Your Spirit is good.
			   Lead me in the land of 
			   Uprightness.
			11 Revive me, O LORD, for Your
			   name's sake!
			   For Your righteousness' sake
			   Bring my soul out of trouble.
			12 In Your mercy cut off my
			   enemies,
			   And destroy all those who afflict
			   My soul;
			   For I am Your servent.