Psalms 143
1 A psalm of David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh; listen to my pleas. Because of your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me!
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no one is righteous.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
3 The enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed me to the ground; he has made me to live in darkness like those who have been dead a long time.
For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead.
4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart despairs.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
5 I call to mind the old days; I meditate on all your deeds; I reflect on your accomplishments.
I remember the days of old. I meditate on all thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands.
6 I spread my hands out to you; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. (Selah)
I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul is as a weary land for thee. (Selah)
7 Answer me quickly, Yahweh, because my spirit faints. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like those who go down into the pit.
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit.
8 Let me hear your covenant faithfulness in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way where I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Yahweh; I flee to you to hide.
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me in the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Yahweh, for your name's sake, keep me alive; in your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In your covenant faithfulness cut off my enemies and destroy all the enemies of my life, for I am your servant.
And in thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant.
