| Revised Standard Version | Psalms:143 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | |
| A Psalm of David. | A Prayer for Help. Psalm 143(v142) | [A Psalm of David.] | |
| 1 | Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications! In thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness! | Hear my prayer, O Yahweh; give ear to my supplications! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! | |
| 2 | Enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no man living is righteous before thee. | Enter not into judgment with your servant; for no man living is righteous before you. | |
| 3 | For the enemy has pursued me; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. | For the enemy has pursued me; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. | |
| 4 | Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. | Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. | |
| 5 | I remember the days of old, I meditate on all that thou hast done; I muse on what thy hands have wrought. | I remember the days of old, I meditate on all that you have done; I muse on what your hands have wrought. | |
| 6 | I stretch out my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. [Selah] | |
| 7 | Make haste to answer me, O LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit. | Make haste to answer me, O Yahweh! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the Pit. | |
| 8 | Let me hear in the morning of thy steadfast love, for in thee I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul. | Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. | |
| 9 | Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies! I have fled to thee for refuge! | Deliver me, O Yahweh, from my enemies! I have fled to you for refuge! | |
| 10 | Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path! | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good spirit lead me on a level path! | |
| 11 | For thy name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In thy righteousness bring me out of trouble! | For your name's sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring me out of trouble! | |
| 12 | And in thy steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am thy servant. | And in your steadfast love cut off my enemies, and destroy all my adversaries, for I am your servant. | |
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