Psalms 143
1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.
A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
3 For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long 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 And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
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 thy doing; I muse on the work of thy 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 forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. (Selah)
I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
7 Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into 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 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do 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, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.
Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.
Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake; in thy 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 thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.
And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
