A Psalm of David, when his son pursued him.
143:1 O Lord, attend to my prayer: hearken to my supplication in thy truth;
hear me in thy righteousness.
143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall
no [man] living be justified.
143:3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has brought m life down to
the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark [place], as those that have
been long dead.
143:4 Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within
me.
143:5 I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all thy doings:
[yea], I meditated on the works of thine hands.
143:6 I spread forth my hands to thee; my soul [thirsts] for thee, as a dry
land. Pause.
143:7 Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away thy face
from me, else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit.
143:8 Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in thee;
make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted
up my soul to thee.
143:9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee for
refuge.
143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall
guide me in the straight [way].
143:11 Thou shalt quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake; in thy
righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of affliction.
143:12 And in thy mercy thou wilt destroy mine enemies, and wilt destroy all
those that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant. |
A Psalm of David. 143:1 Hear my prayer, O
LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in
thy righteousness.
143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall
no man living be justified.
143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to
the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been
long dead.
143:4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is
desolate.
143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the
work of thy hands.
143:6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a
thirsty land. Selah.
143:7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from
me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I
trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul
unto thee.
143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good;
lead me into the land of uprightness.
143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake
bring my soul out of trouble.
143:12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that
afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. |