Psalms 143
1 HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me — in Thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. (Selah)
I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. (Selah)
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God — Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
