Psalm 143, side by side

¹A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

¹Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

²Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

²And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

³For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

³For 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.

⁴My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

⁴Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

⁵I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.

⁵I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

⁶I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

⁶I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

⁷Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

⁷Hear 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.

⁸Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

⁸Cause 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.

⁹Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

⁹Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

¹⁰Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

¹⁰Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

¹¹For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

¹¹Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

¹²And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

¹²And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.