< Psalmorum 143 >
1 psalmus David quando filius eum persequebatur Domine exaudi orationem meam auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua exaudi me in tua iustitia
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah. Give ear to my supplications. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
2 et non intres in iudicio cum servo tuo quia non iustificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens
And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
3 quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam humiliavit in terra vitam meam conlocavit me in obscuris sicut mortuos saeculi
For the enemy has persecuted my soul. He has smitten my life down to the ground. He has made me to dwell in dark places as those who have been long dead.
4 et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus in me turbatum est cor meum
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
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 thy doings. I muse on the work of thy hands.
6 expandi manus meas ad te anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi diapsalma
I spread forth my hands to thee. My soul is as a weary land for thee. (Selah)
7 velociter exaudi me Domine defecit spiritus meus non avertas faciem tuam a me et similis ero descendentibus in lacum
Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit.
8 auditam mihi fac mane misericordiam tuam quia in te speravi notam fac mihi viam in qua ambulem quia ad te levavi animam meam
Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning, for in thee do I trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to thee.
9 eripe me de inimicis meis Domine ad te confugi
Deliver me, O Jehovah, from my enemies. I flee to thee to hide me.
10 doce me facere voluntatem tuam quia Deus meus es tu spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terra recta
Teach me to do thy will, for thou are my God. Thy Spirit is good, lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 propter nomen tuum Domine vivificabis me in aequitate tua educes de tribulatione animam meam
Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake. In thy 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 thy loving kindness cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am thy servant.