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 Psalme of David. Heare my prayer, O Lord, and hearken vnto my supplication: answer me in thy trueth and in thy righteousnes.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
(And enter not into iudgement with thy seruant: for in thy sight shall none that liueth, be iustified)
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 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 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
And my spirit was in perplexitie in me, and mine heart within me was amased.
5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
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 have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. (Selah)
I stretche forth mine hands vnto thee: my soule desireth after thee, as the thirstie land. (Selah)
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.
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 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 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 from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliuer me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I hid me with thee.
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: let thy good Spirit leade me vnto the land of righteousnes.
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Names sake, and for thy righteousnes bring my soule 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 for thy mercy slay mine enemies, and destrie all them that oppresse my soule: for I am thy seruant.
