Psalms 143
1 A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
達味聖詠。上主，求你俯聽我的祈禱，因你忠誠，俯允我的哀號，我求你俯允，因你的公道！
2 Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
千萬不要傳喚你的僕人前去受審，因為活人在你面前不能稱為義人；
3 For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
仇人迫害我，將我的生命壓倒在地，置我於黑暗之中，視我與死人無異；
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
我的精神在我內萎靡不振，我的心靈在我內漸形殭硬。
5 I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
我回憶以往的時日，默想你的各種奇事，思量你手中的作為。
6 I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (Selah)
向著你我常伸開我的雙手，渴慕你我的靈魂有如乾土。（休止）
7 Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
上主，求你快來俯聽我，因我的精神萎靡坎坷；莫要對我遮掩你的慈顏，莫讓我像陷入深坑者然。
8 Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
賜我清晨得聞你的仁慈，因我完全信賴你；讓我認識我應走的道路，因我舉心嚮往你。
9 Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
求你救我擺脫我的仇敵！上主因為我時常投奔你！
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
求您教我承行您的旨意，因您是我的天主。願您的善神時常引我導我，走上平坦的樂土。
11 Revive me, LORD, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
上主，為了您的聖名，讓我得以生存，為了您的慈愛，領我走出苦津，
12 In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
為您恩佑，滅我仇人，剷除磨難我的諸人，因為我是您的僕人。
