Revised Version 1895

Psalms 143

A Psalm of David.

1Hearשְׁמַ֬עshe.Ma'H8085myprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֗יte.fi.la.TiH8605, OLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068;giveהַאֲזִ֥ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238to mysupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנַ֑יta.cha.nu.NaiH8469: in thyfaithfulnessבֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥be.'e.mu.na.te.KhaH530answerעֲ֝נֵ֗נִי'a.Ne.niH6030meאֶל־'el-H413, and in thyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃be.tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.

2AndenterH935notH3808intoH935judgmentבְ֭מִשְׁפָּטVe.mish.potH4941with thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for in thysightלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440shallnoH3808manכָל־khol-H3605livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416bejustifiedיִצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663.

3For theenemyאוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.YevH341hathpersecutedרָ֘דַ֤ףra.DafH7291mysoulH5315; he hath smitten mylifeH5315downH3427to thegroundלָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retzH776: he hath mademeH5315todwellהוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.niH3427indarkבְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.KimH4285placesH4285, asthoseכִּ֥יkiH3588that have beenlongעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769deadכְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.TeiH4191.

4Therefore is myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307overwhelmedwithinH8432meH5921; myheartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820withinH8432meH5921isdesolateיִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥םyish.to.MemH8074.

5Irememberזָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142thedaysיָמִ֨ים׀ya.MimH3117of old; Imeditateאֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃'a.so.Che.achH7878onallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thydoingsפָּעֳלֶ֑ךָpo.'o.Le.khaH6467: ImuseH7878on theworkבְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הbe.ma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.

6Ispreadפֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566forth myhandsיָדַ֣יya.DaiH3027unto thee: mysoulנַפְשִׁ֓י׀naf.ShiH5315thirstethafterאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thee, as awearyעֲיֵפָ֖ה'a.ye.FahH5889landכְּאֶֽרֶץ־ke.'e.retz-H776.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

7Makeכָּלְתָ֪הkal.TahH3615haste toanswerעֲנֵ֨נִי׀'a.Ne.niH6030meH6440, OLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068; myspiritר֫וּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307faileth:hideתַּסְתֵּ֣רtas.TerH5641notאַל־'al-H408thyfaceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440frommeH6440; lest I become like them thatgoיֹ֥רְדֵיYo.re.deiH3381downH3381intoH3381thepitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

8CausemeH413tohearהַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִיhash.Mi.'E.niH8085thy lovingkindness in themorningבַבֹּ֨קֶר׀va.Bo.kerH1242; for in theedoH8085Itrustבָ֫טָ֥חְתִּיva.Ta.che.tiH982: causemeH413toknowהוֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045thewayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870wherein I shouldwalkH1870; for Iliftנָשָׂ֥אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315unto thee.

9Deliverהַצִּילֵ֖נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337meH413, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, from mineenemiesמֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀me.'o.ye.VaiH341: I flee unto thee tohideכִסִּֽתִי׃khi.Si.tiH3680meH413.

10Teachלַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀la.me.De.niH3925meH3925todoלַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thy will; for thou art myGodH433: thyspiritרוּחֲךָ֥ru.cha.KhaH7307isgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896;leadתַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיtan.Che.niH5148meH3925in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofuprightnessמִישֽׁוֹר׃mi.ShorH4334.

11QuickenmeH5315, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, for thyname’sשִׁמְךָ֣shim.KhaH8034sakeלְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-H4616: in thyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀be.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666bringתוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318mysoulH5315outH3318oftroubleמִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.RahH6869.

12And in thy lovingkindnesscutH6789offH6789mineenemiesאֹ֫יְבָ֥י'o.ye.VaiH341, anddestroyוְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVe.ha.'a.vad.taH6allכָּל־kol-H3605them that afflict mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315; for I am thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

Commentaries on Psalms 143

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain