Psalms 143
143
Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
1 Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
2Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no one living is righteous before you.
3The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
4So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
5I remember the days of long ago;
I meditate on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
6I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.#143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
7Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
11For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
12In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.
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Tehillim (Psalms) 143
143
1Hear my prayer, O יהוה, Give ear to my pleadings In Your trustworthiness. Answer me in Your righteousness.
2And do not enter into right-ruling with Your servant, For before You no one living is in the right.
3For the enemy has pursued my being; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, Like the dead of old.
4Therefore my spirit grew faint within me, My heart within me is stunned.
5I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all Your works; I ponder on the work of Your hands.
6I have spread out my hands to You; My being is like a thirsty land for You. Selah.
7Hasten, answer me, O יהוה; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those going down into the pit.
8Let me hear Your loving-commitment in the morning, For in You I have put my trust; Let me know the way in which I should walk, For I have lifted up my being to You.
9Deliver me from my enemies, O יהוה; I take refuge in You.
10Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You are my Elohim. Let Your good Spirit lead me In the land of straightness.
11For the sake of Your Name, O יהוה, revive me! In Your righteousness, Bring my being out of distress.
12And in Your loving-commitment, Cut off my enemies. And destroy all the adversaries of my life, For I am Your servant!
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