Psalms 143
1 A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: listen to my supplication in your truth; hear me in your 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 your servant, for in your 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 has persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark [place], 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 my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me.
And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
5 I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all your doings: [yes], I meditated on the works of your hands.
I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
6 I spread forth my hands to you; my soul [thirsts] for you, as a dry land. (Pause)
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 has failed; turn not away your face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down to 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 your mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in you; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to you.
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 from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to you for refuge.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
10 Teach me to do your will; for you are my God; your good Spirit shall guide me in the straight [way].
Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God — Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 You shall quicken me, O Lord, for your name's sake; in your righteousness you shall bring my soul out of affliction.
For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
12 And in your mercy you will destroy mine enemies, and will destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am your servant.
And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
