American Standard Version

Psalms 143

A Psalm of David.

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605,OJehovah;giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238tomysupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469:Inthyfaithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me,andinthyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.

2Andenternotintojudgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.potH4941withthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;Forinthysightnomanlivingisrighteousיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663.

3Fortheenemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341hathpersecutedmysoulH5315;Hehath smittenmylifeH5315downH3427tothegroundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776:Hehath mademetodwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285,asthosethathavebeenlongH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

4Thereforeismyspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307overwhelmedwithinme;Myheartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820withinmeisdesolateH8074.

5Irememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142thedaysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117ofold;Imeditateאֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃'a.so.Che.achH7878onallthydoings;Imuseontheworkבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639ofthyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6Ispreadפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566forthmyhandsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027unto thee:MysoulH5315thirstethafterthee,asawearyH5889landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776. [Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7MakeH3615hastetoanswerעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me,OJehovah;myspiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307faileth:Hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641notthyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440fromme, LestIbecomelikethemthatgoיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381downintothepitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

8Causemetohearהַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E.niH8085thy lovingkindnessinthemorningבַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va.Bo.kerH1242;ForintheedoItrustבָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.tiH982: CausemetoknowH3045thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870whereinIshouldwalk;ForIliftנָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upmysoulH5315unto thee.

9Deliverהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me,OJehovah,frommineenemiesמֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀me.'o.ye.VaiH341:Iflee unto theetohideme.

10Teachלַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀la.me.De.niH3925metodothywill;Forthou artmyGodH433: ThySpiritרוּחֲךָ֥ru.cha.KhaH7307isgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896;Leadתַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיtan.Che.niH5148meinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofuprightnessH4334.

11Quickenme,OJehovah,forthyname’sשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616:Inthyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666bringתוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318mysoulH5315outoftroubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.

12Andinthy lovingkindnesscutoffmineenemiesאֹ֫יְבָ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341,Anddestroyוְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVe.ha.'a.vad.taH6allthemthatafflictmysoulH5315;ForIamthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

Commentaries on Psalms 143

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