Psalms 143
1 Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.
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 hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:
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 in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
5 I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works 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 stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.
I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I 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 mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
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, to thee have I fled:
Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land:
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 thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt 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 mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict 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!
