Psalms 143:1

Psalms 143:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
• New International Version (NIV)Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness.

Context of Psalms 143:1

O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me! 2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. 3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

Psalms 143:1 word by word

יְהוָ֤ה׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• give earאָזַן'âzan · to listenH238
• to my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• in thy faithfulnessאֱמוּנָה'ĕmûnâh 'ĕmûnâh · faithfulnessH530
• answerעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• in thy righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Psalms 143:1

• Psalms 143:2Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.
• Psalms 143:3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
• Psalms 143:5I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.
• Psalms 143:6I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.
• Psalms 31:1In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!
• Psalms 71:2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!
• 2 Samuel 7:25So now, O Lord God, make this promise you have made about your servant and his family a permanent reality. Do as you promised,
• Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all your justice, please turn your raging anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.
• 1 John 1:9But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness.

Commentaries on Psalms 143:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear … - See Psalm 4:1, note; Psalm 5:1, note. In thy faithfulness answer me - That is, Show thy faithfulness to thy promises. God had made gracious promises to David (compare Psalm 31:1. In thy disposition to do right; to vindicate a righteous cause; to interpose when wrong is done. We, though sinners before God, may feel that our cause is a just one as toward our fellowmen, and, when wronged, we may ask God to interpose, as a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David complains of his enemies and distresses. (1-6) He prays for comfort, guidance, and deliverance. (7-12) Verses 1-6 We have no righteousness of our own to plead, therefore must plead God's righteousness, and the word of promise which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in. David, before he prays for the removal of his trouble, prays for the pardon of his sin, and depends upon mercy alone for it. He bemoans the weight upon his mind from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist prays for God’s love and mercy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. in thy faithfulness ... and ... righteousness--or, God's regard to the claims which He has permitted His people to make in His covenant.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1with Your faith to realize the promise that You promised me.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 143:1

• Afflictions and Adversities

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• Desolate
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• Justice
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Commentaries on Psalms 143

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings