Psalms 143
1 A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.
A Psalm. Of David. Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.
3 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.
The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.
4 And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah)
7 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.
Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.
8 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.
Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.
10 Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.
11 You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.
