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. Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea. In your faithfulness give me answer, and in your righteousness.
2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive 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 persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.
4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered 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 remember the days of old, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.
6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. (Selah)
I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. (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 soon, Lord, because my spirit is spent. Hide not your face from me, else become I like those who 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.
Let me learn of your love in the morning, for my trust is in you. Teach me the way I should go: for my heart longs for you.
9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled 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 yourself are my God. Guide me by your good spirit, O Lord, on a way that is smooth.
11 For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,
Be true to your name Lord, spare me, bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
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 kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; for I am your servant.
