Psalms 143
1 A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
A Psalme of David. Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my supplication: answer me in thy trueth and in thy righteousnes.
2 Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
(And enter not into iudgement with thy seruant: for in thy sight shall none that liueth, be iustified)
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.
For the enemie hath persecuted my soule: he hath smitten my life downe to the earth: he hath layde me in the darkenes, as they that haue bene dead long agoe:
4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
And my spirit was in perplexitie in me, and mine heart within me was amased.
5 I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
Yet do I remember the time past: I meditate in all thy workes, yea, I doe meditate in the workes of thine hands.
6 I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (Selah)
I stretche forth mine hands vnto thee: my soule desireth after thee, as the thirstie land. (Selah)
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.
Heare me spedely, O Lord, for my spirit faeleth: hide not thy face from me, els I shall be like vnto them that go downe into the pit.
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.
Let me heare thy louing kindenes in the morning, for in thee is my trust: shewe mee the waie, that I should walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto thee.
9 Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
Deliuer me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I hid me with thee.
10 Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit leade me vnto the land of righteousnes.
11 Revive me, LORD, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Names sake, and for thy righteousnes bring my soule out of trouble.
12 In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
And for thy mercy slay mine enemies, and destrie all them that oppresse my soule: for I am thy seruant.
