Psalms 143
1 A psalm of David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh; listen to my pleas. Because of your faithfulness and righteousness, answer me!
A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no one is righteous.
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
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 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.
4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart despairs.
And my spirit has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
5 I call to mind the old days; I meditate on all your deeds; I reflect on your accomplishments.
I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
6 I spread my hands out to you; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. (Selah)
I have spread forth my hands to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (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.
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.
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 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.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Yahweh; I flee to you to hide.
Deliver me from my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
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 Your good pleasure, For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
11 Yahweh, for your name's sake, keep me alive; in your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
12 In your covenant faithfulness cut off my enemies and destroy all the enemies of my life, for I am your servant.
And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
