Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 143

A Psalm of David.

1O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605.In Your faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530,give earהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238toאֶל־'el-H413my pleaתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469;in Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666,answer meעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030.

2Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408bringתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650into judgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּט אֶת־Ve.mish.pot 'et-H4941 H854,forכִּ֤יkiH3588no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808aliveחָֽי׃ChaiH2416is righteousיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663before Youלְפָנֶ֣יךָ כָל־le.fa.Nei.kha khol-H6440 H3605.

3Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the enemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341has pursuedרָ֘דַ֤ףra.DafH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315,crushingדִּכָּ֣אdi.Ka'H1792my lifeחַיָּתִ֑יchai.ya.TiH2416to the groundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776,making me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427in darknessבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285like those long sinceעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

4My spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307grows faintוַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ףva.tit.'a.TefH5848within meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921;my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820is dismayedיִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyish.to.MemH8074inside meבְּ֝תוֹכִ֗יbe.to.KhiH8432.

5I rememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142the daysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117of oldמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924;I meditateהָגִ֥יתִיha.Gi.tiH1897on allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605Your worksפָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpo.'o.Le.khaH6467;I considerאֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃'a.so.Che.achH7878the workבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6I stretch outפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566my handsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027to Youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413;my soulנַפְשִׁ֓י׀naf.ShiH5315thirstsעֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.FahH5889for Youlike a parched landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7Answer meעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030quicklyH4118,O LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068;my spiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307failsכָּלְתָ֪הkal.TahH3615.Do notאַל־'al-H408hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,or I will be like thoseוְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־ve.nim.Shal.ti 'im-H4911 H5973who descendיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381to the Pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

8Let me hearהַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E.niH8085Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּךָ֮chas.de.KhaH2617in the morningבַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va.Bo.kerH1242,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have put my trustבָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.tiH982in You.Teach meהוֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870ז֥וּzuH2098I should walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588to Youאֵ֝לֶיךָ'E.lei.khaH413I lift upנָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

9Deliver meהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337from my enemiesמֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀me.'o.ye.VaiH341,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;I flee to Youאֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413for refugeכִסִּֽתִי׃khi.Si.tiH3680.

10Teach meלַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀la.me.De.niH3925to doלַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213Your willרְצוֹנֶךָ֮re.tzo.ne.KhaH7522,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֪ה'a.TahH859are my Godאֱל֫וֹהָ֥י'e.Lo.HaiH430.May Your goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896Spiritרוּחֲךָ֥ru.cha.KhaH7307lead meתַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיtan.Che.niH5148on levelמִישֽׁוֹר׃mi.ShorH4334groundבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

11For the sakeלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616of Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,revive meתְּחַיֵּ֑נִיte.chai.Ye.niH2421.In Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,bringתוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315out of troubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.

12And in Your loving devotionוּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮u.ve.chas.de.KhaH2617,cut offתַּצְמִ֪יתtatz.MitH6789my enemiesאֹ֫יְבָ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341.Destroyוְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVe.ha.'a.vad.taH6allכָּל־kol-H3605who afflictצֹרֲרֵ֣יtzo.ra.ReiH6887meנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315,forכִּ֝֗יKiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 143