Psalmorum 143
1 Psalmus David, Quando eum filius suus persequebatur eum Absalom filius eius. Domine exaudi orationem meam: auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua: exaudi me in tua iustitia.
A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
2 Et non intres in iudicium cum servo tuo: quia non iustificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
3 Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam: humiliavit in terra vitam meam. Collocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos saeculi:
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
4 et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus, in me turbatum est cor meum.
My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
5 Memor fui dierum antiquorum, meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis: in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
6 Expandi manus meas ad te: anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi:
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land.
7 Velociter exaudi me Domine: defecit spiritus meus. Non avertas faciem tuam a me: et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
8 Auditam fac mihi mane misericordiam tuam: quia in te speravi. Notam fac mihi viam, in qua ambulem: quia ad te levavi animam meam.
Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
9 Eripe me de inimicis meis Domine, ad te confugi:
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
10 doce me facere voluntatem tuam, quia Deus meus es tu. Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terram rectam:
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 propter nomen tuum Domine vivificabis me, in aequitate tua. Educes de tribulatione animam meam:
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 et in misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos. Et perdes omnes, qui tribulant animam meam: quoniam ego servus tuus sum.
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
