{"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/ylt/psalms/143","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T11:42:11.589Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me — in Thy righteousness."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God — Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 143 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 143](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/143)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/143 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}