Psalms 143
1 “A psalm of David.” Hear my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness, and in thy righteousness, answer me!
A Melody of David. O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness.
2 Enter not into judgment with thy servant; For before thee no man living is righteous.
Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just before thee.
3 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.
For an enemy hath pursued my soul, hath crushed, to the earth, my life, hath made me dwell in dark places, like the ancient dead.
4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
Therefore hath my spirit, fainted concerning myself, Within me, hath, my heart, been confounded.
5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the deeds of thy hands.
I have remembered the days of aforetime, I have talked with myself of every deed of thine, Of the work of thy hands, I would speak:
6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee; My soul thirsteth for thee, like a parched land.
I have spread out my hands unto thee, My soul, is as a thirsty land, for thee. (Selah)
7 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!
Speedily answer me, O Yahweh, My spirit faileth, —Do not hide thy face from me, or I shall be made like unto them who go down into the pit.
8 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!
Let me hear, in the morning, thy lovingkindness, for, in thee, have, I trusted, —Let me know the way in which I should walk, for, unto thee, have I uplifted my soul.
9 Deliver me, O LORD! from mine enemies; For in thee do I seek refuge!
Rescue me from my foes, O Yahweh, Unto thee, have I come seeking refuge.
10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me in a plain path!
Teach me to do thy good pleasure, for, thou, art my God, —Thy spirit, is good, thou wilt set me down to rest in a level land.
11 Revive me, O LORD! for thy name's sake! In thy righteousness, bring me out of my distress!
For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, wilt thou give unto me life, In thy righteousness, wilt thou bring forth, out of distress, my soul;
12 And, in thy compassion, cut off mine enemies, And destroy all that distress me! For I am thy servant.
And, in thy lovingkindness, wilt thou exterminate my foes, —and destroy all the adversaries of my soul, because, I, am thy servant.
