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Psalms 143
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me--in Thy righteousness.
1 Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
2And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.
2Let not your servant come before you to be judged; for no man living is upright in your eyes.
3For 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.
3The evil man has gone after my soul; my life is crushed down to the earth: he has put me in the dark, like those who have long been dead.
4And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.
4Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.
5I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.
5I keep in mind the early days of the past, giving thought to all your acts, even to the work of your hands.
6I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul <FI>is<Fi> as a weary land for Thee. Selah.
6My hands are stretched out to you: my soul is turned to you, like a land in need of water. (Selah.)
7Haste, 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 <FI>to<Fi> the pit.
7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.
8Cause 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.
8Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.
9Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.
9O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.
10Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God--Thy Spirit <FI>is<Fi> good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.
10Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.