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, when his son Absalom was pursuing him. O Lord, hear my prayer. Incline your ear to my supplication in your truth. Heed me according to your justice.
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
And do not enter into judgment with your servant. For all the living will not be justified in your sight.
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.
For the enemy has pursued my soul. He has lowered my life to the earth. He has stationed me in darkness, like the dead of ages past.
4 And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
And my spirit has been in anguish over me. My heart within me has been disturbed.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
I have called to mind the days of antiquity. I have been meditating on all your works. I have meditated on the workings of your hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
I have extended my hands to you. My soul is like a land without water before you.
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.
O Lord, heed me quickly. My spirit has grown faint. Do not turn your face away from me, lest I become like those who descend into the pit.
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.
Make me hear your mercy in the morning. For I have hoped in you. Make known to me the way that I should walk. For I have lifted up my soul to you.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
O Lord, rescue me from my enemies. I have fled to 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.
Teach me to do your will. For you are my God. Your good Spirit will lead me into the righteous land.
11 You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
For the sake of your name, O Lord, you will revive me in your fairness. You will lead my soul out of tribulation.
12 And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
And you will scatter my enemies in your mercy. And you will destroy all those who afflict my soul. For I am your servant.
