{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/143","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:35:57.831Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":143,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":142,"nextChapter":144,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your works; I muse on the work of your hands."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I stretch forth my hands to you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty land. Selah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not your face from me, lest I be like to them that go down into the pit."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning; for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul to you."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies: I flee to you to hide me."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Quicken me, O LORD, for your name's sake: for your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And of your mercy cut off my enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 143 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 143](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/143)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/143 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}