143:1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah; Give ear to my supplications: In thy faithfulness answer me, (and) in thy righteousness.
143:1 {A Psalm of David.} Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ear to my supplications! Answer me in Thy faithfulness, in Thy righteousness!

143:2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
143:2 And do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, For in Thy sight no man living is righteous.

143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
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 is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
143:4 Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.

143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy doings; I muse on the work of thy hands.
143:5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy doings; I muse on the work of Thy hands.

143:6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul (thirsteth) after thee, as a weary land. (Selah)
143:6 I stretch out my hands to Thee; My soul [longs] for Thee, as a parched land. Selah.

143:7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit.
143:7 Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Thy face from me, Lest I become like those who go down to the pit.

143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
143:8 Let me hear Thy lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in Thee; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to Thee I lift up my soul.

143:9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in Thee.

143:10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
143:10 Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good Spirit lead me on level ground.

143:11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
143:11 For the sake of Thy name, O LORD, revive me. In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

143:12 And in thy lovingkindness cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul; For I am thy servant.
143:12 And in Thy lovingkindness cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Thy servant.