Psalm 143:2-4

Contemporary English Version

^2 (A) I am your servant.
    Don't try me in your court,
because no one is innocent
    by your standards.
³ My enemies are chasing me,
    crushing me in the ground.
I am in total darkness,
    like someone long dead.
⁴ I have given up hope,
    and I feel numb all over.