Psalms 143:1-7

1Lord, I pray to you for help. Please listen to me. Answer me, because you do what is right, and I know that I can trust you.

2Do not judge me, your servant. Nobody is righteous when they stand in front of you.

3My enemies are chasing me. They knock me down to the ground. They make me live in dark places, like people who have been dead for a long time.

4My strength is leaving me, and I feel very upset.

5I remember what happened many years ago. I think carefully about all the good things that you have done.

6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah

7Please answer me soon, Lord. I am losing my strength. Do not turn away from me. If you do, I will join those people who are going down into the deep hole of death.