< 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 Yahweh - hear prayer my give ear! to supplications my in faithfulness your answer me in righteousness your.
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
And may not you go in judgment with servant your for not he is righteous before you any living [person].
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 he has pursued an enemy - self my he has crushed to the ground life my he has caused to dwell me in dark places like dead [people] of antiquity.
4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
And it has fainted away on me spirit my in [the] midst of me it is appalled heart my.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
I have remembered days - from antiquity I have meditated on every deed your on [the] work of hands your I meditate.
6 I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
I have spread out hands my to you throat my - like a land exhausted [is] to 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 Yahweh it is exhausted spirit my may not you hide face your from me and I will be equal with [those who] go down of [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.
Make hear me in the morning - covenant loyalty your for in you I have trusted make known to me [the] way which I will go for to you I lift up desire my.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
Deliver me from enemies my - O Yahweh to you I have 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 will your for you [are] God my spirit your good may it lead me in a land of level ground.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
For [the] sake of name your O Yahweh you will preserve alive me in righteousness your - you will bring out from trouble life my.
12 And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
And in covenant loyalty your you will destroy enemies my and you will destroy all [the] opposers of life my for I [am] servant your.