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.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in your faithfulness answer me, and in your righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your 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 smitten my life down to the ground; he has 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.
Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
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 meditate on 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 forth my hands unto you: my soul thirsts after you, as a thirsty 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.
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit fails: hide not your face from me, lest I be like unto 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 your loving kindness in the morning; for in you do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto you.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto you to hide me.
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: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
Restore life in me, O LORD, for your name's sake: for your righteousness' sake 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 of your mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am your servant.
