‘Hear my prayer, O Lᴏʀᴅ, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

‘And enter not into judgment with thy servant:  for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

‘For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

‘Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

‘I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

‘I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.  Selah.

‘Hear me speedily, O Lᴏʀᴅ:  my spirit faileth:  hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

‘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.

‘Deliver me, O Lᴏʀᴅ, from mine enemies:  I flee unto thee to hide me.

‘Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God:  thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

‘Quicken me, O Lᴏʀᴅ, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.’

—Psalm 143