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.
Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
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 hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:
4 And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
And my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.
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.
Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down 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.
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled:
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 thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land:
11 You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
For thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring 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 thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
