Psalms 143
1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
A psalm of David. Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea. In your faithfulness give me answer, and in your righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive be justified.
3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead.
For the enemy persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered within me.
5 I remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands.
I remember the days of old, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.
6 I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul is as a weary land for thee. (Selah)
I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. (Selah)
7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit.
Answer me soon, Lord, because my spirit is spent. Hide not your face from me, else become I like those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee.
Let me learn of your love in the morning, for my trust is in you. Teach me the way I should go: for my heart longs for you.
9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me.
Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled for refuge.
10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do your will, for you yourself are my God. Guide me by your good spirit, O Lord, on a way that is smooth.
11 Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Be true to your name Lord, spare me, bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
12 And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant.
In your kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; for I am your servant.
