Psalms 143 DBY
Summary: A penitential psalm of David, opening "Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications" (v. 1) and including a striking admission of universal human guilt: "enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified" (v. 2). He describes his soul as thirsting for God "as a thirsty land" (v. 6) under pursuit by an enemy who has crushed his life to the ground. It closes asking to hear God's lovingkindness "in the morning" and to be taught the way to walk, ending with a plea to be delivered "for thy righteousness' sake" (v. 8, 11).
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, hear my prayer; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness.
2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
3For the enemy persecuteth my soul: he hath crushed my life down to the earth; he hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
4And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
5I remember the days of old: I meditate on all thy doing; I muse on the work of thy hands.
6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul, as a parched land, [thirsteth] after thee. Selah.
7Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, or I shall be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul.
9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: unto thee do I flee for refuge.
10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art myGod: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.
11Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble;
12And in thy loving-kindness cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that oppress my soul: for I am thy servant.
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