{"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/drb/psalms/143","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:03:58.738Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":143,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":142,"nextChapter":144,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":12},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice. "},{"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 hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old: "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled: "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land: "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"for thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble: "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"and in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 143 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 143](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/143)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/143 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}