詩篇 143
1 達味聖詠。上主，求你俯聽我的祈禱，因你忠誠，俯允我的哀號，我求你俯允，因你的公道！
The salm of Dauid. Lord, here thou my preier, with eeris perseyue thou my biseching; in thi treuthe here thou me, in thi riytwisnesse.
2 千萬不要傳喚你的僕人前去受審，因為活人在你面前不能稱為義人；
And entre thou not in to dom with thi seruaunt; for ech man lyuynge schal not be maad iust in thi siyt.
3 仇人迫害我，將我的生命壓倒在地，置我於黑暗之中，視我與死人無異；
For the enemy pursuede my soule; he made lowe my lijf in erthe. He hath set me in derk placis, as the deed men of the world,
4 我的精神在我內萎靡不振，我的心靈在我內漸形殭硬。
and my spirit was angwischid on me; myn herte was disturblid in me.
5 我回憶以往的時日，默想你的各種奇事，思量你手中的作為。
I was myndeful of elde daies, Y bithouyte in alle thi werkis; Y bithouyte in the dedis of thin hondis.
6 向著你我常伸開我的雙手，渴慕你我的靈魂有如乾土。（休止）
I helde forth myn hondis to thee; my soule as erthe with out water to thee.
7 上主，求你快來俯聽我，因我的精神萎靡坎坷；莫要對我遮掩你的慈顏，莫讓我像陷入深坑者然。
Lord, here thou me swiftli; my spirit failide. Turne thou not a wei thi face fro me; and Y schal be lijk to hem that gon doun in to the lake.
8 賜我清晨得聞你的仁慈，因我完全信賴你；讓我認識我應走的道路，因我舉心嚮往你。
Make thou erli thi merci herd to me; for Y hopide in thee. Make thou knowun to me the weie in which Y schal go; for Y reiside my soule to thee.
9 求你救我擺脫我的仇敵！上主因為我時常投奔你！
Delyuere thou me fro myn enemyes, Lord, Y fledde to thee;
10 求您教我承行您的旨意，因您是我的天主。願您的善神時常引我導我，走上平坦的樂土。
teche thou me to do thi wille, for thou art my God. Thi good spirit schal lede me forth in to a riytful lond;
11 上主，為了您的聖名，讓我得以生存，為了您的慈愛，領我走出苦津，
Lord, for thi name thou schalt quikene me in thin equite. Thou schalt lede my soule out of tribulacioun;
12 為您恩佑，滅我仇人，剷除磨難我的諸人，因為我是您的僕人。
and in thi merci thou schalt scatere alle myn enemyes. And thou schalt leese alle them, that troublen my soule; for Y am thi seruaunt.
