Psalm 143

1. Hear Thou, O LORD, my supplication, / My fervent plea for Thy salvation; / LORD, answer me with truth and right. / Withhold from me Thy condemnation, / For none is perfect in Thy sight.

2. My bitter foe has long pursued me; / Unto the ground he has subdued me, / And into darkness I’ve been led; / He made me sit where light eludes me, / Where I am left like those long dead.

3. My soul is drained of expectation; / My heart is numb with consternation. / When I remember former days / I muse on all Thy preservation / And ponder all Thy works and ways. / Dewey Westra, 1967; rev.