Psalms 143
1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
For an enemy has pursued my soul, He has bruised my life to the earth, He has caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Hurry, answer me, O YHWH, My spirit has been consumed, Do not hide Your face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
8 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
Cause me to hear Your kindness in the morning, For I have trusted in You, Cause me to know the way that I go, For I have lifted up my soul to You.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
12 And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
