Psalm 143:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ My enemies chase me.
    They crush me down to the ground.
They make me live in the darkness
    like those who died long ago.
⁴ So I grow weak.
    Deep down inside me, I’m afraid.

⁵ I remember what happened long ago.
    I spend time thinking about all your acts.
    I consider what your hands have done.