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, when his son pursued him. O Lord, attend to my prayer: hearken to my supplication in thy truth; hear me in thy righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no [man] living be justified.
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 persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark [place], as those that have been long dead.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all thy doings: [yea], I meditated on the works of thine hands.
6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. (Selah)
I spread forth my hands to thee; my soul [thirsts] for thee, as a dry land. (Pause)
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.
Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away thy face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down 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.
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in thee; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee 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 thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight [way].
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
Thou shalt quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of affliction.
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 thy mercy thou wilt destroy mine enemies, and wilt destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant.
