Psalms 143
1 A psalm of David. Listen, O Lord, to my prayer; attend to my plea. In your faithfulness give me answer, and in your righteousness.
[A Psalm by David.] Hear my prayer, Jehovah. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
2 With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive be justified.
Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
3 For the enemy persecutes me, crushing my life to the ground, making me live in the darkness, as those who have long been dead.
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 My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered within me.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
5 I remember the days of old, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.
I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. (Selah)
I spread forth my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. (Selah)
7 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.
Hurry to answer me, Jehovah. 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 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.
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 Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled for refuge.
Deliver me, Jehovah, from my enemies. I run to you for refuge.
10 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.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
11 Be true to your name Lord, spare me, bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
Revive me, Jehovah, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In your kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; 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.
