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 Melody of David. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness.
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just before thee.
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 hath pursued my soul, hath crushed, to the earth, my life, hath made me dwell in dark places, like the ancient dead.
4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
Therefore hath my spirit, fainted concerning myself, Within me, hath, my heart, been confounded.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
I have remembered the days of aforetime, I have talked with myself of every deed of thine, Of the work of thy hands, I would speak:
6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. (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.
Speedily answer me, O Yahweh, My spirit faileth, —Do not hide thy face from me, or I shall be made like unto them who go down into 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.
Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted, —Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge.
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 thy good pleasure, for, thou, art my God, —Thy spirit, is good, thou wilt set me down to rest in a level land.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, wilt thou give unto me life, In thy righteousness, wilt thou bring forth, out of distress, my soul;
12 And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
And, in thy lovingkindness, wilt thou exterminate my foes, —and destroy all the adversaries of my soul, because, I, am thy servant.
