143:1 [A Psalm of David.]
Hear my prayer, LORD,
Listen to my pleadings!
Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!
143:2 And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For no person living is righteous in Your sight.
143:3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
143:4 Therefore my spirit ①feels weak within me;
My heart is ②appalled within me.
▷ ①Or faints within ②Or desolate
143:5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your accomplishments;
I reflect on the work of Your hands.
143:6 I spread out my hands to You;
My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah
143:7 Answer me quickly, LORD, my spirit fails;
Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will be the same as those who go down to the pit.
143:8 Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning,
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.
143:9 Save me, LORD, from my enemies;
①I take refuge in You.
▷ ①Lit To You have I hidden
143:10 Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ①ground.
▷ ①Lit land
143:11 For the sake of Your name, LORD, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
143:12 And in Your faithfulness, ①destroy my enemies,
And eliminate all those who attack my soul,
For I am Your servant.
▷ ①Or silence