{"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/asv/psalms/143","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:44:11.324Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","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 Jehovah; give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, 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 thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. Selah"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 143 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 143](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/143)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/143 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}