Psalm 143
A psalm of David.
1Lord, hear my prayer.
Listen to my cry for mercy.
You are faithful and right.
Come and help me.
2Don’t take me to court and judge me,
because in your eyes no living person does what is right.
3My enemies chase me.
They crush me down to the ground.
They make me live in the darkness
like those who died long ago.
4So I grow weak.
Deep down inside me, I’m afraid.
5I remember what happened long ago.
I spend time thinking about all your acts.
I consider what your hands have done.
6I spread out my hands to you in prayer.
I’m thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain.
7Lord, answer me quickly.
I’m growing weak.
Don’t turn your face away from me,
or I will be like those who go down into the grave.
8In the morning let me hear about your faithful love,
because I’ve put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should live,
because I trust you with my life.
9Lord, save me from my enemies,
because I go to you for safety.
10Teach me to do what you want,
because you are my God.
May your good Spirit
lead me on a level path.
11Lord, bring yourself honor by keeping me alive.
Because you do what is right, get me out of trouble.
12Because your love is faithful, put an end to my enemies.
Destroy all of them, because I serve you.
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。
