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World English Bible

Psalm 143 (WEBP)

[1] Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
[2] Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
[3] For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
[4] Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.
[5] I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.
[6] I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.
[7] Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
[8] Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
[9] Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.
[10] Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
[11] Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
[12] In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 143 (KJVS)

[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.

Psalm 143:7 Or, for I am become like. etc.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 143 (BYZ)

[1] [142:1] ψαλμος τω δαυιδ οτε αυτον ο υιος καταδιωκει κυριε εισακουσον της προσευχης μου ενωτισαι την δεησιν μου εν τη αληθεια σου επακουσον μου εν τη δικαιοσυνη σου
[2] [142:2] και μη εισελθης εις κρισιν μετα του δουλου σου οτι ου δικαιωθησεται ενωπιον σου πας ζων
[3] [142:3] οτι κατεδιωξεν ο εχθρος την ψυχην μου εταπεινωσεν εις γην την ζωην μου εκαθισεν με εν σκοτεινοις ως νεκρους αιωνος
[4] [142:4] και ηκηδιασεν επ εμε το πνευμα μου εν εμοι εταραχθη η καρδια μου
[5] [142:5] εμνησθην ημερων αρχαιων και εμελετησα εν πασι τοις εργοις σου εν ποιημασιν των χειρων σου εμελετων
[6] [142:6] διεπετασα τας χειρας μου προς σε η ψυχη μου ως γη ανυδρος σοι διαψαλμα
[7] [142:7] ταχυ εισακουσον μου κυριε εξελιπεν το πνευμα μου μη αποστρεψης το προσωπον σου απ εμου και ομοιωθησομαι τοις καταβαινουσιν εις λακκον
[8] [142:8] ακουστον ποιησον μοι το πρωι το ελεος σου οτι επι σοι ηλπισα γνωρισον μοι κυριε οδον εν η πορευσομαι οτι προς σε ηρα την ψυχην μου
[9] [142:9] εξελου με εκ των εχθρων μου κυριε οτι προς σε κατεφυγον
[10] [142:10] διδαξον με του ποιειν το θελημα σου οτι συ ει ο θεος μου το πνευμα σου το αγαθον οδηγησει με εν γη ευθεια
[11] [142:11] ενεκα του ονοματος σου κυριε ζησεις με εν τη δικαιοσυνη σου εξαξεις εκ θλιψεως την ψυχην μου
[12] [142:12] και εν τω ελεει σου εξολεθρευσεις τους εχθρους μου και απολεις παντας τους θλιβοντας την ψυχην μου οτι δουλος σου ειμι εγω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.