Psalm 143 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A Cry for Help

A psalm of David.

143 Lord, hear my prayer.
In your faithfulness listen to my plea,
and in your righteousness answer me.^(A)
²Do not bring your servant into judgement,^(B)
for no one alive is righteous in your sight.^(C)

³For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing me to the ground,
making me live in darkness
like those long dead.^(D)
⁴My spirit is weak within me;
my heart is overcome with dismay.^(E)

⁵I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all you have done;
I reflect on the work of your hands.^(F)
⁶I spread out my hands to you;
I am like parched land before you.^(G) Selah

⁷Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.^(H)
Don’t hide your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.^(I)
⁸Let me experience
your faithful love in the morning,
for I trust in you.^(J)
Reveal to me the way I should go
because I appeal to you.^(K)
⁹Rescue me from my enemies, Lord;
I come to you for protection.^[a]^(L)
¹⁰Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.^(M)
May your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.^(N)

¹¹For your name’s sake, Lord,
let me live.
In your righteousness deliver me from trouble,^(O)
¹²and in your faithful love destroy my enemies.
Wipe out all those who attack me,
for I am your servant.^(P)

Footnotes

143:9 One Hb ms, LXX; some Hb mss read I cover myself to you

Cross references

143:1 : Ps 71:2; 140:6
143:2 : Jb 14:3
143:2 : Jb 15:14; Ps 130:3; Rm 3:23
143:3 : Ps 88:3–6; Lm 3:6
143:4 : Ps 77:3; 142:3
143:5 : Ps 77:5,10–12
143:6 : Jb 11:13; Ps 42:2; 63:1
143:7 : Ps 69:17; 102:2
143:7 : Ps 28:1; 88:4
143:8 : Ps 90:14
143:8 : Ps 25:1,4
143:9 : Ps 31:15; 59:1; 142:6
143:10 : Ps 25:4–5; 31:14; 63:1; 86:2; 119:12
143:10 : Ps 23:3
143:11 : Ps 25:11; 71:20
143:12 : Ps 54:5; 116:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)