Psalms 143
1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
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 pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
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. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
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. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (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.
Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into 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.
Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me.
Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
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 are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Revive me, LORD, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
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 loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
