New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 143:1-7

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.

4Thereforemy spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307is overwhelmedוַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ףva.tit.'a.TefH5848withinעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me;My heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820isappalledיִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyish.to.MemH8074withinבְּ֝תוֹכִ֗יbe.to.KhiH8432me.

5Irememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142the daysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117of oldמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924; Imeditateהָגִ֥יתִיha.Gi.tiH1897on allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605Your doingsפָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpo.'o.Le.khaH6467; Imuseאֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃'a.so.Che.achH7878on the workבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6Istretchפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566out my handsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027to You; Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֓י׀naf.ShiH5315longs for You, as aparchedעֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.FahH5889landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

7Answerעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me quicklyH4118, O Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, myspiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307failsכָּלְתָ֪הkal.TahH3615;Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from me,Or I will becomeH4911likeH4911those who goיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

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