= Psalm 143 * Please see [[nsv:license|License]] for Copyright notice and Licensing information. * [ [[Psalm_142|Previous]] | [[Psalm_144|Next]] ] == Psalm 143 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. == Notes == Cross Reference == Concordance == Commentary == Rashi ==== Verse 1 with Your faith to realize the promise that You promised me. ==== Verse 3 For an enemy pursued my soul That is to say: If I have sinned before You, behold, I have suffered. This psalm was recited as referring to all of Israel in Babylon. ==== Verse 4 is appalled Heb. ישתומם, an expression of daze and astonishment, like (Ezek. 3:15): “and I remained there overwhelmed (משמים) among them seven days.” Also (II Sam. 13:20): “and Tamar sat, overwhelmed (ושוממה).” ==== Verse 5 I remember the days of yore when You performed for us many wondrous miracles. ==== Verse 6 like a weary land in exile. ==== Verse 7 my spirit pines If one longs and does not attain, it is called the pining of the eyes and the pining of the spirit. ==== Verse 8 in the morning When the redemption sprouts. (I found.) let me know the way in which I am to go; I lift up my soul that You accept my request. ==== Verse 9 to You I have hidden My tribulations I conceal from all men to tell them to You.