The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

The argument of the cxliii. psalme.

¶Dauid desireth God to heare his prayer for his mercie and goodnesse sake, because no man can be founde ryghteous before hym. He vttereth his sorowe, & requireth to be deliuered from his enemies, agaynst whom he maketh his prayer.

¶A psalme of Dauid.

[unspec A] 1 HEare my prayer O God, geue eare vnto my desire: hearken vnto me for thy trueth sake, for thy ryghte∣ousnesse sake.

2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt: for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified.

3 For the enemie hath persecuted my soule, he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde: he hath layde me in dark∣nesse as men that haue ben long dead.

4 And my spirite is ouerwhelmed with∣in

me: and my heart is desolate in the midst of me.

5 I call to remembraunce the tyme long past: I muse vpon euery act of thine, I exercise my study on the worke of thy handes.

6 I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee: my soule as a thirstie lande [gaspeth] vnto thee. Selah.

[unspec B] 7 Make speede, hearken vnto me O God, my spirite waxeth faynt: hyde not thy face from me, for I am lyke vn∣to them that go downe into the pyt.

8 Cause me to heare of thy louyng kind∣nesse betymes in the mornyng: for in thee is my trust.

9 Make me to knowe the way that I shoulde walke in: for I lyft vp my soule vnto thee.

10 Delyuer me O God from myne ene∣mies: [unspec C] I hyde my selfe with thee.

11 Teache me to do the thyng that plea¦seth thee, for thou art my Lorde: let thy good spirite leade me foorth vnto the lande of ryghteousnesse.

12 For thy names sake O God thou wilt cause me to lyue: and for thy righteous∣nesse sake thou wilt bryng my soule out of trouble.

13 And of thy goodnesse thou wylt re∣strayne myne enemies: and destroy all them that be aduersaries to my soule, for I am thy seruaunt.