Psalms 143:1-5

¹A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

²And enter not into judgment with thy servant: For in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground; He hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

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

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