Psalms 143

David pleads with **YHWH** to hear his prayer in faithfulness and righteousness, acknowledging no one living is righteous before Him, as the enemy persecutes and crushes him into darkness like the dead.[1][2] He remembers YHWH's past works, thirsts for Him like parched land, urgently seeks guidance, deliverance from enemies, and teaching in YHWH's will, appealing to His mercy as His servant.[1][2]

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Verse 1

A Psalm musical composition psalm of David to David to David the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Hear Listen! Hear! my prayer my interceding prayer my prayer of praying give ear cause yourself to listen cause yourself to listen to toward toward my supplications my pleas for favor my pleas for favor in your faithfulness in your steadfastness in your steadfastness answer me Respond to me Answer me in your righteousness in your righteousness in your righteousness

מִזְמ֗וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor A Psalm musical composition psalm HNcmsa לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שְׁמַ֬ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema Hear Listen! Hear! HVqv2ms תְּפִלָּתִ֗/י 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤉 tefilati my prayer my interceding prayer my prayer of praying HNcfsc/Sp1cs הַאֲזִ֥ינָ/ה 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍/𐤄 haazinah -zwa (Zulu) give ear cause yourself to listen cause yourself to listen HVhv2ms/Sh אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR תַּחֲנוּנַ֑/י 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍/𐤉 tachanunay my supplications my pleas for favor my pleas for favor HNcmpc/Sp1cs בֶּ/אֱמֻנָתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤊 beemunatekha in your faithfulness in your steadfastness in your steadfastness HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms עֲ֝נֵ֗/נִי 𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤉 aneni answer me Respond to me Answer me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs בְּ/צִדְקָתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤊 betsideqatekha in your righteousness in your righteousness in your righteousness HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms

Verse 2

and not and do not and do not enter you will come enter into judgment in a judicial ruling in judgment with object-marker with your servant your servant your servant for for/because for not not not is righteous he will be in the right will be justified before you before your face to before your face all all of all of living living living

וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and not and do not and do not HC/Tn תָּב֣וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo enter you will come enter HVqj2ms בְ֭/מִשְׁפָּט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 vemishepat into judgment in a judicial ruling in judgment HR/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִצְדַּ֖ק 𐤉𐤑𐤃𐤒 yitsedaq is righteous he will be in the right will be justified HVqi3ms לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc חָֽי 𐤇𐤉 chay hai (Swahili) living living living HAamsa

Verse 3

for for/because for has persecuted he pursued the enemy has pursued the enemy hostile one the enemy my soul my living being my life has crushed he has crushed he has crushed to the ground to the land to the ground my life my life my life he has made me dwell he caused me to dwell he has made me dwell in darkness in dark places in darkness like those who are dead like dying ones like those who are dead of old hidden age of old

כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC רָ֘דַ֤ף 𐤓𐤃𐤐 radaf has persecuted he pursued the enemy has pursued HVqp3ms אוֹיֵ֨ב 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 oyev the enemy hostile one the enemy HVqrmsa נַפְשִׁ֗/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs דִּכָּ֣א 𐤃𐤊𐤀 dika has crushed he has crushed he has crushed HVpp3ms לָ֭/אָרֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets Ayé (Yoruba) to the ground to the land to the ground HRd/Ncbsa חַיָּתִ֑/י 𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤉 chayati hai (Swahili) my life my life my life HNcfsc/Sp1cs הוֹשִׁיבַ֥/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤉 hoshivani he has made me dwell he caused me to dwell he has made me dwell HVhp3ms/Sp1cs בְ֝/מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 vemachashakim in darkness in dark places in darkness HR/Ncmpa כְּ/מֵתֵ֥י 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤉 kemetey like those who are dead like dying ones like those who are dead HR/Vqrmpc עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam of old hidden age of old HNcmsa

Verse 4

and it was overwhelmed and she wrapped herself and it was overwhelmed upon me upon me upon me my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit within me in my midst within me is appalled he will devastate himself is appalled my heart my inner core my heart

וַ/תִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף 𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤈𐤐 vatiteatef and it was overwhelmed and she wrapped herself and it was overwhelmed HC/Vtw3fs עָלַ֣/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs רוּחִ֑/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְּ֝/תוֹכִ֗/י 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤉 betokhi within me in my midst within me HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤌 yishetomem is appalled he will devastate himself is appalled HVri3ms לִבִּֽ/י 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi my heart my inner core my heart HNcmsc/Sp1cs

Verse 5

I remember I remembered I remembered the days days days of old from before from ancient times I meditate the man from Gath I meditated on all and whole of on all Your works your deed your works on the work in deed-of in the work of of Your hands your two hands your two hands I muse I will deeply muse I muse

זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 zakhareti kumbuka (Lingala) I remember I remembered I remembered HVqp1cs יָמִ֨ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim the days days days HNcmpa מִ/קֶּ֗דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem of old from before from ancient times HR/Ncmsa הָגִ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤕𐤉 hagiti I meditate the man from Gath I meditated HVqp1cs בְ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) on all and whole of on all HR/Ncmsc פָּעֳלֶ֑/ךָ 𐤐𐤏𐤋/𐤊 paolekha Your works your deed your works HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּֽ/מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 bemaaseh on the work in deed-of in the work of HR/Ncmsc יָדֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊 yadeykha of Your hands your two hands your two hands HNcbdc/Sp2ms אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤇 asochecha I muse I will deeply muse I muse HVoi1cs

Verse 6

I stretch out I spread out I spread out my hands my two hands my two hands to you toward you toward you my soul my living being my life as [a] land as land as land parched weary weary to you — to you Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause

פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 peraseti I stretch out I spread out I spread out HVpp1cs יָדַ֣/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yaday my hands my two hands my two hands HNcbdc/Sp1cs אֵלֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you toward you HR/Sp2ms נַפְשִׁ֓/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs כְּ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤑 keerets Ayé (Yoruba) as [a] land as land as land HR/Ncbsa עֲיֵפָ֖ה 𐤏𐤉𐤐𐤄 ayefah parched weary weary HAafsa לְ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Lift-up pause HTj

Verse 7

quickly Hurry! Hurry answer me Respond to me Answer me the LORD Yahweh Yahweh fails she was finished my spirit fails my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit do not upon / over do not hide may you conceal hide Your face your face your face from me from me from me or I will become like I was likened or I will become like with if / whether with those who go down descending ones of descending ones of to the pit dug-out pit the pit

מַ֘הֵ֤ר 𐤌𐤄𐤓 maher quickly Hurry! Hurry HVpv2ms עֲנֵ֨/נִי 𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤉 aneni answer me Respond to me Answer me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כָּלְתָ֪ה 𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤄 kaletah fails she was finished my spirit fails HVqp3fs ר֫וּחִ֥/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit HNcbsc/Sp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תַּסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤓 taseter hide may you conceal hide HVhj2ms פָּנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 paneykha Your face your face your face HNcbpc/Sp2ms מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me from me HR/Sp1cs וְ֝/נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕𐤉 venimeshaleti or I will become like I was likened or I will become like HC/VNq1cs עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR יֹ֥רְדֵי 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉 yoredey those who go down descending ones of descending ones of HVqrmpc בֽוֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor to the pit dug-out pit the pit HNcmsa

Verse 8

Cause me to hear Make me hear Cause me to hear in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak your lovingkindness your steadfast loyalty your steadfast love for for/because for in you — in you I trust I trusted I trusted cause me to know cause me to know cause me to know the way path of way of wherein that which in which I should walk I will go I will go for for/because for to you toward you to you I lift up I have lifted I have lifted my soul my living being my life

הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤/נִי 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hashemieni Cause me to hear Make me hear Cause me to hear HVhv2ms/Sp1cs בַ/בֹּ֨קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaboqer buka (Bemba) in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak HRd/Ncmsa חַסְדֶּ/ךָ֮ 𐤇𐤎𐤃/𐤊 chasedekha your lovingkindness your steadfast loyalty your steadfast love HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְ/ךָ֪ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha in you in you HR/Sp2ms בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי 𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕𐤉 vatacheti I trust I trusted I trusted HVqp1cs הוֹדִיעֵ֗/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 hodieni cause me to know cause me to know cause me to know HVhv2ms/Sp1cs דֶּֽרֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of way of HNcbsa ז֥וּ 𐤆𐤅 zu wherein that which in which HTr אֵלֵ֑ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I should walk I will go I will go HVqi1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC אֵ֝לֶי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms נָשָׂ֥אתִי 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤕𐤉 nasati I lift up I have lifted I have lifted HVqp1cs נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 9

deliver me Snatch me away Deliver me from my enemies from my hostile-ones from my enemying-ones the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to you toward you to you I have hidden myself I covered over I have hidden myself

הַצִּילֵ֖/נִי 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 hatsileni deliver me Snatch me away Deliver me HVhv2ms/Sp1cs מֵ/אֹיְבַ֥/י 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤉 meoyevay from my enemies from my hostile-ones from my enemying-ones HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you to you HR/Sp2ms כִסִּֽתִי 𐤊𐤎𐤕𐤉 khisiti I have hidden myself I covered over I have hidden myself HVpp1cs

Verse 10

Teach me instruct me teach me to do to do or make to do Your will your favor your will for for/because for You are you you my God my Mighty Ones my God Your Spirit your breath-wind your spirit is good good (feminine) good (feminine) lead me you guide me lead me on land in land in land level level plain level plain

לַמְּדֵ֤/נִי 𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤍𐤉 lamedeni lemba (Kikongo) Teach me instruct me teach me HVpv2ms/Sp1cs לַֽ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make to do HR/Vqc רְצוֹנֶ/ךָ֮ 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍/𐤊 retsonekha Your will your favor your will HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אַתָּ֪ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You are you you HPp2ms אֱל֫וֹהָ֥/י 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄/𐤉 elohay my God my Mighty Ones my God HNcmpc/Sp1cs רוּחֲ/ךָ֥ 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤊 ruchakha Your Spirit your breath-wind your spirit HNcbsc/Sp2ms טוֹבָ֑ה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah is good good (feminine) good (feminine) HAafsa תַּ֝נְחֵ֗/נִי 𐤕𐤍𐤇/𐤍𐤉 tanecheni lead me you guide me lead me HVhi2ms/Sp1cs בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) on land in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִישֽׁוֹר 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 mishor level level plain level plain HNcmsa

Verse 11

for the sake of in order that for the sake of your name your name your name the LORD Yahweh Yahweh revive me you revive me make me live in your righteousness in your righteousness in your righteousness bring out you will cause to go out you will cause to go out out of trouble from constraining distress from distress my soul my living being my life

לְמַֽעַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan for the sake of in order that for the sake of HR שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha your name your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp תְּחַיֵּ֑/נִי 𐤕𐤇𐤉/𐤍𐤉 techayeni revive me you revive me make me live HVpi2ms/Sp1cs בְּ/צִדְקָתְ/ךָ֓ 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕/𐤊 betsideqatekha in your righteousness in your righteousness in your righteousness HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms תוֹצִ֖יא 𐤕𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 totsi bring out you will cause to go out you will cause to go out HVhi2ms מִ/צָּרָ֣ה 𐤌/𐤑𐤓𐤄 mitsarah out of trouble from constraining distress from distress HR/Ncfsa נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 12

and-in-your-lovingkindness and in your covenant loyalty and in your covenant loyalty cut-off you will utterly annihilate you will utterly annihilate my-enemies my hostile ones my enemies and-you-will-destroy and you will cause to perish and you will cause to perish all entirety of all of those-who-afflict binders of those who oppress my-soul my living being my life for for/because for I I I your-servant your servant your servant

וּֽ/בְ/חַסְדְּ/ךָ֮ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤎𐤃/𐤊 uvechasedekha and-in-your-lovingkindness and in your covenant loyalty and in your covenant loyalty HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms תַּצְמִ֪ית 𐤕𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤕 tatsemit cut-off you will utterly annihilate you will utterly annihilate HVhi2ms אֹ֫יְבָ֥/י 𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤉 oyevay my-enemies my hostile ones my enemies HVqrmpc/Sp1cs וְֽ֭/הַאֲבַדְתָּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕 vehaavadeta and-you-will-destroy and you will cause to perish and you will cause to perish HC/Vhq2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc צֹרֲרֵ֣י 𐤑𐤓𐤓𐤉 tsorarey those-who-afflict binders of those who oppress HVqrmpc נַפְשִׁ֑/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my-soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs כִּ֝֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs עַבְדֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your-servant your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms

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