New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 143:1-3

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469!Answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030me in Yourfaithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530, in Yourrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666!

2Anddo not enterתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935into judgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.potH4941with Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,For in Your sightלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manH2416livingH2416is righteousיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663.

3For the enemyH340has persecutedרָ֘דַ֤ףra.DafH7291my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315;He has crushedדִּכָּ֣אdi.Ka'H1792my lifeH2421to the groundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776; Hehas made me dwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427in darkבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285,like those who have longעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769been deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

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