Zabur 143

A Psalm by Dawud.

¹Hear my prayer, Allah.

Listen to my petitions.

In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

²Do not enter into judgment with your servant,

For in your sight no man living is righteous.

³For the enemy pursues my soul.

He has struck my life down to the ground.

He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

⁴Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me.

My heart within me is desolate.

⁵I remember the days of old.

I meditate on all your doings.

I contemplate the work of your hands.

⁶I spread forth my hands to you.

My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land.

Selah.

⁷Hurry to answer me, Allah.

My spirit fails.

Do not hide your face from me,

So that I do not become like those who go down into the pit.

⁸Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,

For I trust in you.

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,

For I lift up my soul to you.

⁹Deliver me, Allah, from my enemies.

I flee to you to hide me.

¹⁰Teach me to do your will,

For you are my God.

Your Spirit is good.

Lead me in the land of uprightness.

¹¹Revive me, Allah, for your name's sake.

In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

¹²In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies,

And destroy all those who afflict my soul,

For I am your servant.