Psalms 143
1 Hear my prayer, O YHWH, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
A Melody of David. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to 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.
Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just 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, hath crushed, to the earth, my life, hath made me dwell in dark places, like the ancient dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
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 thy works; I muse on the work of thy 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 forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. (Selah)
I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. (Selah)
7 Hear me speedily, O YHWH: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into 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 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.
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, O YHWH, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge.
10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my Elohim: 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, thou wilt set me down to rest in a level land.
11 Quicken me, O YHWH, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake 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 of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
And, in thy lovingkindness, wilt thou exterminate my foes, —and destroy all the adversaries of my soul, because, I, am thy servant.
