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, give ear to my supplications; in Thy faithfulness answer me, and 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 hath persecuted my soul; he hath crushed my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
And my spirit fainteth within me; my heart within me is appalled.
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 Thy doing; I muse on the work of Thy 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 unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee, as a weary 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.
Answer me speedily, O LORD, my spirit faileth; hide not Thy face from me; lest I become like them that go down 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.
Cause me to hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning, for in Thee do I trust; cause me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliver me from mine enemies, O LORD; with Thee have I hidden myself.
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 lead me in an even land.
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me; in Thy 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 Thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that harass my soul; for I am Thy servant.
