Psalms 143
1 Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.
達味聖詠。上主，求你俯聽我的祈禱，因你忠誠，俯允我的哀號，我求你俯允，因你的公道！
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
千萬不要傳喚你的僕人前去受審，因為活人在你面前不能稱為義人；
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:
仇人迫害我，將我的生命壓倒在地，置我於黑暗之中，視我與死人無異；
4 And my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.
我的精神在我內萎靡不振，我的心靈在我內漸形殭硬。
5 I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.
我回憶以往的時日，默想你的各種奇事，思量你手中的作為。
6 I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.
向著你我常伸開我的雙手，渴慕你我的靈魂有如乾土。（休止）
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
上主，求你快來俯聽我，因我的精神萎靡坎坷；莫要對我遮掩你的慈顏，莫讓我像陷入深坑者然。
8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.
賜我清晨得聞你的仁慈，因我完全信賴你；讓我認識我應走的道路，因我舉心嚮往你。
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled:
求你救我擺脫我的仇敵！上主因為我時常投奔你！
10 Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land:
求您教我承行您的旨意，因您是我的天主。願您的善神時常引我導我，走上平坦的樂土。
11 For thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble:
上主，為了您的聖名，讓我得以生存，為了您的慈愛，領我走出苦津，
12 And in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
為您恩佑，滅我仇人，剷除磨難我的諸人，因為我是您的僕人。
