Psalm 143

Chant Psalter

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1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and con- | sider • my de- | sire; ||

hearken unto me for thy | truth and | 3 righteousness’ | • sake. ||

2 And enter not into | judgment • with thy | servant; ||

for in thy sight shall | no man | 3 living be | justi•fied. ||

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; * he hath smitten my life | down • to the | ground; ||

he hath laid me in the darkness, as the | men • that have | been long | dead. ||

4 Therefore is my spirit | vexed with- | in me, ||

and my | heart with- | 3 in me • is | deso•late. ||

5 Yet do I remember the time past; * I muse upon | all thy | works; ||

yea, I exercise my- | self • in the | 3 works of • thy | hands. ||

6 I stretch forth my | hands • unto | thee; ||

my soul gaspeth unto | thee • as a | thirsty | land. ||

7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon; * for my | spirit • waxeth | faint: ||

hide not thy face from me, * lest I be like unto | 3 them that • go | down in•to the | pit. ||

8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; * for in | 3 thee is • my | trust: ||

show thou me the way that I should walk in; * for I 3 lift | up my | soul • unto | thee. ||

9 Deliver me, O | Lord, • from mine | ene•mies; ||

for I | flee • unto | thee to | hide me. ||

10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; * for | 3 thou art • my | God: ||

let thy loving Spirit lead me | forth in•to the | land of | righteous•ness. ||

11 Quicken me, O | Lord, • for thy | Name’s sake; ||

and for thy righteousness’ sake | bring my | soul • out of | trouble. ||

12 And of thy goodness | slay mine | ene•mies, ||

and destroy all them that vex my | soul; for | I am • thy | servant. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||