Psalms 143
1 A PSALM OF DAVID. O YHWH, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, Answer me in Your faithfulness—in Your righteousness.
[A Psalm by David.] Hear my prayer, LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, For no one living is justified before You.
Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
3 For an enemy has pursued my soul, He has bruised my life to the earth, He has 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 has become feeble in me, My heart has become desolate within me.
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 Your acts, I muse on the work of Your hand.
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 to You, My soul [is] as a weary land for You. (Selah)
I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (Selah)
7 Hurry, answer me, O YHWH, My spirit has been consumed, Do not hide Your 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 Your kindness in the morning, For I have trusted in You, Cause me to know the way that I go, For I have lifted up my soul to You.
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 my enemies, O YHWH, Near You I am covered.
Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I run to you for refuge.
10 Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You [are] my God—Your 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 You quicken me for Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, In Your righteousness, You bring out my soul from distress,
Revive me, LORD, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your kindness cut off my enemies, And have destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I [am] Your servant!
In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.
