Chapter 143
I Stretch Out My Hands to You
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A Psalm of David. 1O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤊 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕𐤊 𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉
מִזְמ֗וֹר לְדָ֫וִ֥ד יְהוָ֤ה׀ שְׁמַ֬ע תְּפִלָּתִ֗י בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ֥ הַאֲזִ֥ינָה אֶל־ תַּחֲנוּנַ֑י בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ עֲ֝נֵ֗נִי miz·mō·wr lə·ḏā·wiḏ Yah·weh šə·ma‘ tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî be·’ĕ·mu·nā·ṯə·ḵā ha·’ă·zî·nāh ’el- ta·ḥă·nū·nay bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā ‘ă·nê·nî — WLC · 1
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Do not bring Your servant into judgment,… for no one alive is righteous before You…
𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤉 𐤉𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤋
וְאַל־ תָּב֣וֹא עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט אֶת־ כִּ֤י לֹֽא־ חָֽי׃ יִצְדַּ֖ק לְפָנֶ֣יךָ כָל־ wə·’al- tā·ḇō·w ‘aḇ·de·ḵā ḇə·miš·pāṭ ’eṯ- kî lō- ḥāy yiṣ·daq lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā ḵāl — WLC · 2
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For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 𐤓𐤃𐤐 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤃𐤊𐤀 𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉
כִּ֥י אוֹיֵ֨ב׀ רָ֘דַ֤ף נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א חַיָּתִ֑י לָ֭אָרֶץ הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים עוֹלָֽם׃ כְּמֵתֵ֥י kî ’ō·w·yêḇ rā·ḏap̄ nap̄·šî dik·kā ḥay·yā·ṯî lā·’ā·reṣ hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî ḇə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm ‘ō·w·lām kə·mê·ṯê — WLC · 3
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My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤈𐤐 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤌 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤉
רוּחִ֑י וַתִּתְעַטֵּ֣ף עָלַ֣י לִבִּֽי׃ יִשְׁתּוֹמֵ֥ם בְּ֝תוֹכִ֗י rū·ḥî wat·tiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭêp̄ ‘ā·lay lib·bî yiš·tō·w·mêm bə·ṯō·w·ḵî — WLC · 4
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I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I consider the work of Your hands.
𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤌 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤇 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤊
זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי יָמִ֨ים׀ מִקֶּ֗דֶם הָגִ֥יתִי בְכָל־ פָּעֳלֶ֑ךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵֽחַ׃ בְּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ zā·ḵar·tî yā·mîm miq·qe·ḏem hā·ḡî·ṯî ḇə·ḵāl- pā·‘o·le·ḵā ’ă·śō·w·ḥê·aḥ bə·ma·‘ă·śêh yā·ḏe·ḵā — WLC · 5
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I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤏𐤉𐤐𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤎𐤋𐤄
פֵּרַ֣שְׂתִּי יָדַ֣י אֵלֶ֑יךָ נַפְשִׁ֓י׀ עֲיֵפָ֖ה לְךָ֣ כְּאֶֽרֶץ־ סֶֽלָה׃ pê·raś·tî yā·ḏay ’ê·le·ḵā nap̄·šî ‘ă·yê·p̄āh lə·ḵā kə·’e·reṣ- se·lāh — WLC · 6
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Answer 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.
𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤄𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤉 𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤓 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤍𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉 𐤁𐤅𐤓
עֲנֵ֨נִי׀ מַ֘הֵ֤ר יְהוָה֮ ר֫וּחִ֥י כָּלְתָ֪ה אַל־ תַּסְתֵּ֣ר פָּנֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי עִם־ יֹ֥רְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ ‘ă·nê·nî ma·hêr Yah·weh rū·ḥî kā·lə·ṯāh ’al- tas·têr pā·ne·ḵā mim·men·nî wə·nim·šal·tî ‘im- yō·rə·ḏê ḇō·wr — WLC · 7
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Let 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.
𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤊 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤆𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉
הַשְׁמִ֘יעֵ֤נִי חַסְדֶּךָ֮ בַבֹּ֨קֶר׀ כִּֽי־ בָ֫טָ֥חְתִּי בְךָ֪ הוֹדִיעֵ֗נִי דֶּֽרֶךְ־ ז֥וּ אֵלֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־ אֵ֝לֶיךָ נָשָׂ֥אתִי נַפְשִֽׁי׃ haš·mî·‘ê·nî ḥas·de·ḵā ḇab·bō·qer kî- ḇā·ṭā·ḥə·tî ḇə·ḵā hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî de·reḵ- zū ’ê·lêḵ kî- ’ê·le·ḵā nā·śā·ṯî nap̄·šî — WLC · 8
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Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤎𐤕𐤉
הַצִּילֵ֖נִי מֵאֹיְבַ֥י׀ יְהוָ֗ה אֵלֶ֥יךָ כִסִּֽתִי׃ haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî mê·’ō·yə·ḇay Yah·weh ’ê·le·ḵā ḵis·si·ṯî — WLC · 9
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Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
𐤋𐤌𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤊 𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
לַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀ לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֪ה אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י טוֹבָ֑ה רוּחֲךָ֥ תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי מִישֽׁוֹר׃ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ lam·mə·ḏê·nî la·‘ă·śō·wṯ rə·ṣō·w·ne·ḵā kî- ’at·tāh ’ĕ·lō·w·hāy ṭō·w·ḇāh rū·ḥă·ḵā tan·ḥê·nî mî·šō·wr bə·’e·reṣ — WLC · 10
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For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤕𐤊 𐤕𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤄
לְמַֽעַן־ שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה תְּחַיֵּ֑נִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀ תוֹצִ֖יא נַפְשִֽׁי׃ מִצָּרָ֣ה lə·ma·‘an- šim·ḵā Yah·weh tə·ḥay·yê·nî bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā ṯō·w·ṣî nap̄·šî miṣ·ṣā·rāh — WLC · 11
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And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤊 𐤕𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤑𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊
וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ תַּצְמִ֪ית אֹ֫יְבָ֥י וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל־ צֹרֲרֵ֣י נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּ֝֗י אֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ ū·ḇə·ḥas·də·ḵā taṣ·mîṯ ’ō·yə·ḇāy wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tā kāl- ṣō·ră·rê nap̄·šî kî ’ă·nî ‘aḇ·de·ḵā — WLC · 12