第 143 篇
求上帝拯救
大衛的詩。
1耶和華啊，求你垂聽我的禱告，
傾聽我的呼求，
求你憑你的信實和公義應允我的祈求。
2求你不要審判你的僕人，
因為在你眼中沒有一個義人。
3敵人迫害我，打垮我，
使我生活在黑暗中，
像死去很久的人。
4我心力交瘁，驚恐萬分。
5我想起遙遠的過去，
我思想你的一切作為，
回想你所做的事。
6我舉手向你呼求，
我的心渴慕你如同乾旱之地渴慕甘霖。（細拉）
7耶和華啊，求你快快應允我！
我已絕望，求你不要掩面不顧我，
不然我必和下墳墓的人無異。
8求你讓我在清晨就聽見你的慈言愛語，
因為我信靠你；
求你指示我當走的路，
因為我的心仰望你。
9耶和華啊，求你救我脫離仇敵，
我要到你那裡尋求庇護。
10求你教導我遵行你的旨意，
因為你是我的上帝，
願你良善的靈引導我走平坦的路。
11耶和華啊，
求你為自己名的緣故拯救我，
憑你的公義救我脫離患難。
12求你剷除我的仇敵，
因為你愛我。
求你消滅一切迫害我的人，
因為我是你的僕人。
Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
1Lord, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief.
2Do not bring your servant into judgment,
for no-one living is righteous before you.
3The enemy pursues me,
he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness
like those long dead.
4So my spirit grows faint within me;
my heart within me is dismayed.
5I remember the days of long ago;
I meditate on all your works
and consider what your hands have done.
6I spread out my hands to you;
I thirst for you like a parched land.143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
7Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me
or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I entrust my life.
9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord,
for I hide myself in you.
10Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God;
may your good Spirit
lead me on level ground.
11For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life;
in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
12In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.
