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 by David.] Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
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 pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
Therefore my spirit is 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 doings. I contemplate 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 spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched 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.
Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, so that I do not become like those who 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 I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I run 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. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in 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,
Revive me, LORD, for your name's sake. 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!
In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.
