New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 143:1-6

1HearH8085 my prayerH8605, O LordH3068, 1GiveH238 earH238 to my supplicationsH8469! AnswerH6030 me in Your 2faithfulnessH530, in Your 3righteousnessH6666!2And 4do not enterH935 into judgmentH4941 with Your servantH5650, For in Your sightH6440 5noH3808 manH2416 livingH2416 is righteousH6663.3For the enemyH340 has persecutedH7291 my soulH5315; He has crushedH1792 my lifeH2421 6to the groundH776; He 7has made me dwellH3427 in darkH4285 placesH4285, like those who have longH5769 been deadH4191.4Therefore 8my spiritH7307 9is overwhelmedH5848 withinH5921 me; My heartH3820 is 10 11appalledH8074 withinH8432 me.

5I 12rememberH2142 the daysH3117 of oldH6924; I 13meditateH1897 on allH3605 Your doingsH6467; I 14museH7878 on the workH4639 of Your handsH3027.6I 15stretchH6566 out my handsH3027 to You; My 16soulH5315 longs for You, as a 17parchedH5889 landH776. 18SelahH5542.

Notes

1. Psalms 143:1 Ps 140:6 ↩
2. Psalms 143:1 Ps 89:1, 2 ↩
3. Psalms 143:1 Ps 71:2 ↩
4. Psalms 143:2 Job 14:3; 22:4 ↩
5. Psalms 143:2 1 Kin 8:46; Job 4:17; 9:2; 25:4; Ps 130:3; Eccl 7:20; Rom 3:10, 20; Gal 2:16 ↩
6. Psalms 143:3 Ps 44:25 ↩
7. Psalms 143:3 Ps 88:6; Lam 3:6 ↩
8. Psalms 143:4 Ps 77:3; 142:3 ↩
9. Psalms 143:4 Lit faints ↩
10. Psalms 143:4 Or desolate ↩
11. Psalms 143:4 Lam 3:11 ↩
12. Psalms 143:5 Ps 77:5, 10, 11 ↩
13. Psalms 143:5 Ps 77:12 ↩
14. Psalms 143:5 Ps 105:2 ↩
15. Psalms 143:6 Job 11:13; Ps 88:9 ↩
16. Psalms 143:6 Ps 42:2; 63:1 ↩
17. Psalms 143:6 Lit weary ↩
18. Psalms 143:6 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩