Psalms 143
1 A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me — in Thy righteousness.
A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. (Selah)
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
7 Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
8 Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
10 Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God — Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Thy servant!
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
