Psalms 143:1

Psalms 143:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness.

Context of Psalms 143:1

Lord, I pray to you for help. Please listen to me. Answer me, because you do what is right, and I know that I can trust you. 2Do not judge me, your servant. Nobody is righteous when they stand in front of you. 3My enemies are chasing me. They knock me down to the ground. They make me live in dark places, like people who have been dead for a long time.

Psalms 143:1 word by word

יְהוָ֤ה׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• to my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• in thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• in thy righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Psalms 143:1

• Psalms 143:2Do not judge me, your servant. Nobody is righteous when they stand in front of you.
• Psalms 143:3My enemies are chasing me. They knock me down to the ground. They make me live in dark places, like people who have been dead for a long time.
• Psalms 143:5I remember what happened many years ago. I think carefully about all the good things that you have done.
• Psalms 143:6I raise my hands to pray to you. I need you to help me, like dry ground needs rain. Selah
• Psalms 31:1Lord, I have come to you to keep me safe. Never let me become ashamed. You always do what is right so please save me!
• Psalms 71:2You always do what is right, so please rescue me! Listen to me, and come to save me!
• 2 Samuel 7:25Lord God, please do the things that you have promised to do for me, your servant, and for my family. Continue to do for ever what you have promised to do.
• Daniel 9:16Our Lord, please stop being angry with us. Stop punishing your own city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the evil things that our ancestors did, other people insult us. All the people who live near us laugh at Jerusalem and your people. So please do what is right, as you always do.
• 1 John 1:9Instead, we should agree that we have done wrong things and tell that to God. Then God will forgive us for our sins. He always does what he has promised to do. He always does what is right. He will forgive us and he will make us clean again, whatever bad things we may have done.

Commentaries on Psalms 143:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear … - See Psalm 4:1, note; Psalm 5:1, note. In thy faithfulness answer me - That is, Show thy faithfulness to thy promises. God had made gracious promises to David (compare Psalm 31:1. In thy disposition to do right; to vindicate a righteous cause; to interpose when wrong is done. We, though sinners before God, may feel that our cause is a just one as toward our fellowmen, and, when wronged, we may ask God to interpose, as a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David complains of his enemies and distresses. (1-6) He prays for comfort, guidance, and deliverance. (7-12) Verses 1-6 We have no righteousness of our own to plead, therefore must plead God's righteousness, and the word of promise which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in. David, before he prays for the removal of his trouble, prays for the pardon of his sin, and depends upon mercy alone for it. He bemoans the weight upon his mind from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist prays for God’s love and mercy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. in thy faithfulness ... and ... righteousness--or, God's regard to the claims which He has permitted His people to make in His covenant.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1with Your faith to realize the promise that You promised me.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 143:1

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Commentaries on Psalms 143

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings