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.” Hear my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness, and in thy righteousness, answer me!
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
Enter not into judgment with thy servant; For before thee no man living is righteous.
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 pursueth my life; He hath smitten me to the ground; He hath made me 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.
My spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the deeds of thy hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
I stretch forth my hands unto thee; My soul thirsteth for thee, like a parched land.
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 faileth; Hide not thy face from me. Lest I become like those who go down to 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 so see thy loving-kindness speedily; For in thee do I trust! Make known to me the way which I should take; For to thee do I lift up my soul!
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
Deliver me, O LORD! from mine enemies; For in thee do I seek refuge!
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! Let thy good spirit lead me in a plain path!
11 You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
Revive me, O LORD! for thy name's sake! In thy righteousness, bring me out of my distress!
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 compassion, cut off mine enemies, And destroy all that distress me! For I am thy servant.
