New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 143

Prayer for Help and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605, Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,Listenהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my pleadingsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.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, Fornoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808personH2416livingH2416isH6663righteousיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663in Your sightלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

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.ChiH7307feelsH5848weakH5848withinעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me;My heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820isH8074appalledH8074withinבְּ֝תוֹכִ֗יbe.to.KhiH8432me.

5Irememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142the daysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117of oldמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924; Imeditateהָגִ֥יתִיha.Gi.tiH1897on allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605Your accomplishmentsפָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpo.'o.Le.khaH6467; IreflectH7878onH7878the workבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6Ispreadפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566outH6566my handsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027to You; Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֓י׀naf.ShiH5315longsfor You, like a wearyעֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.FahH5889landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7Answerעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030me quicklyH4118, Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, myspiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307failsכָּלְתָ֪הkal.TahH3615;Do not hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641Your faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440from me,Or I will be the sameוְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּיve.nim.Shal.tiH4911asthose who goיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381downH3381to the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

8Let me hearהַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E.niH8085Yourfaithfulnessחַסְדֶּךָ֮chas.de.KhaH2617in the morningבַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va.Bo.kerH1242,For I trustבָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.tiH982in You;Teachהוֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045me thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in whichז֥וּzuH2098I should walkאֵלֵ֑ךְ'e.LekhH1980; For to You Iliftנָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

9Saveהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,from my enemiesH340;I takeH3680refugeH3680in You.

10Teachלַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀la.me.De.niH3925me to doלַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213Your willרְצוֹנֶךָ֮re.tzo.ne.KhaH7522,For You are my Godאֱל֫וֹהָ֥י'e.Lo.HaiH430; LetYour goodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896Spiritרוּחֲךָ֥ru.cha.KhaH7307leadתַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיtan.Che.niH5148me on levelמִישֽׁוֹר׃mi.ShorH4334groundבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

11For the sakeלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616of Your nameשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,reviveתְּחַיֵּ֑נִיte.chai.Ye.niH2421me.In Your righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666bringתוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315outH3318of troubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.

12And in Your faithfulnessוּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮u.ve.chas.de.KhaH2617,destroyתַּצְמִ֪יתtatz.MitH6789my enemiesH340, Andeliminateוְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVe.ha.'a.vad.taH6allכָּל־kol-H3605those who attackצֹרֲרֵ֣יtzo.ra.ReiH6887my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315, ForI am Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

Prayer for Help and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 143