{"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/dbt/psalms/143","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T01:20:34.681Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":143,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":142,"nextChapter":144,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, thirsteth after thee. Selah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 143 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 143](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/143)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/143 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}