143:1 A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

143:2 And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

143:3 For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

143:4 And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

143:5 I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.

143:6 I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul [is] as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

143:7 Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.

143:8 Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

143:9 Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

143:10 Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou [art] my God -- Thy Spirit [is] good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

143:11 For Thy name`s sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,