Psalms 143:1-4
1
Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
O Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
2
Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous before you.
3
The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in darkness
like those long dead.
4
So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.