New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 143:1-6

1HearH8085 my prayerH8605, LordH3068, 1ListenH238 to my pleadingsH8469! AnswerH6030 me in Your 2faithfulnessH530, in Your 3righteousnessH6666!2And 4do not enterH935 into judgmentH4941 with Your servantH5650, For 5noH3808 personH2416 livingH2416 isH6663 righteousH6663 in Your sightH6440.3For 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 9feelsH5848 weakH5848 withinH5921 me; My heartH3820 isH8074 10 11appalledH8074 withinH8432 me.

5I 12rememberH2142 the daysH3117 of oldH6924; I 13meditateH1897 on allH3605 Your accomplishmentsH6467; I 14reflectH7878 onH7878 the workH4639 of Your handsH3027.6I 15spreadH6566 outH6566 my handsH3027 to You; My 16soulH5315 longs for You, like a wearyH5889 landH776. SelahH5542

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 Or faints within ↩
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 ↩