9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy
Name: which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous
resort unto my company.
PSALM 143. _Domine, exaudi_. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and consider
my desire: hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness sake.
2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant: for in thy
sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life
down to the ground: he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that
have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me: and my heart within me
is desolate.
5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy works: yea,
I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul gaspeth unto thee as
a thirsty land.
7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint: hide
not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into
the pit.
8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning, for
in thee is my trust: shew thou me the way that I should walk in,
for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I flee unto thee to
hide me.
10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou art my God:
let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's sake: and for thy righteousness
sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies: and destroy all them
that vex my soul; for I am thy servant.