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. Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea. In your faithfulness give me answer, and in your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no one is righteous.
With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive be justified.
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 persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.
4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart despairs.
My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered within me.
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, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.
6 I spread my hands out to you; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. (Selah)
I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. (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.
Answer me soon, Lord, because my spirit is spent. Hide not your face from me, else become I like those who go 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.
Let me learn of your love in the morning, for my trust is in you. Teach me the way I should go: for my heart longs for you.
9 Rescue me from my enemies, Yahweh; I flee to you to hide.
Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled for refuge.
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 will, for you yourself are my God. Guide me by your good spirit, O Lord, on a way that is smooth.
11 Yahweh, for your name's sake, keep me alive; in your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Be true to your name Lord, spare me, bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
12 In your covenant faithfulness cut off my enemies and destroy all the enemies of my life, for I am your servant.
In your kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; for I am your servant.
