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.
Ee Yahwe, usikie maombi yangu; sikia kuomba kwangu. Kwa sababu ya uaminifu wa agano lako na haki yako, unijibu!
2 With your servant O enter you not into judgment, for in your sight can no one alive be justified.
Usimuhukumu mtumishi wako, kwa kuwa machoni pako hamna aliye haki.
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.
Adui ameifuatia nafsi yangu; amenisukuma hadi chini; amenifanya niishi gizani kama wale ambao wamekwisha kufa siku nyingi zilizopita.
4 My spirit is faint within me, my heart is bewildered within me.
Na roho yangu inazidiwa ndani yangu; moyo wangu unakata tamaa.
5 I remember the days of old, and brood over all you have done, musing on all that your hands have wrought.
Nakumbuka siku za zamani zilizopita; nayatafakari matendo yako yote; nawaza juu ya utimilifu wako.
6 I spread out my hands to you: I thirst for you, like parched earth. (Selah)
Nakunyoshea mikono yangu katika maombi; nafsi yangu inakuonea kiu katika nchi kavu. (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.
Unijibu upesi, Yahwe, kwa sababu roho yangu inazimia. Usinifiche uso wako, vinginevyo nitakuwa kama wale waendao chini shimoni.
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.
Unifanye kusikia uaminifu wa agano lako wakati wa asubuhi, maana ninakuamini wewe. Unionyeshe njia niipasayo kutembea kwayo, kwa maana nakuinulia wewe nafsi yangu.
9 Save me, O Lord, from my foes: for to you I have fled for refuge.
Uniokoe dhidi ya adui zangu, Yahwe; nakimbilia kwako ili nijifiche.
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.
Unifundishe kufanya mapenzi yako, maana wewe ni Mungu wangu. Roho wako mwema na aniongoze mimi katika nchi ya unyoofu.
11 Be true to your name Lord, spare me, bring me out of distress in your faithfulness.
Ee Yahwe, kwa ajili ya jina lako, unihifadhi hai; katika haki yako uitoe nafsi yangu taabuni.
12 In your kindness extinguish my enemies, and all those who vex me destroy; for I am your servant.
Katika uaminifu wa agano lako uwaondoshe maadui zangu na uwaangamize maadui wa uhai wangu, maana mimi ni mtumishi wako.
