Psalms 143-145

Psalm 143

¹A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

²And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, For no one living is justified before Thee.

³For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

⁴And my spirit in me is become feeble, Within me is my heart become desolate.

⁵I have remembered days of old, I have meditated on all Thine acts, On the work of Thy hand I muse.

⁶I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul is as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

⁷Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down to the pit.

⁸Cause me to hear in the morning Thy kindness, For in Thee I have trusted, Cause me to know the way that I go, For unto Thee I have lifted up my soul.

⁹Deliver me from mine enemies, O Jehovah, Near Thee I am covered.

¹⁰Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God -- Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

¹¹For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

¹²And in Thy kindness cuttest off mine enemies, And hast destroyed all the adversaries of my soul, For I am Thy servant!

Psalm 144

¹By David. Blessed is Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

²My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

³Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

⁴Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.

⁵Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, Strike against mountains, and they smoke.

⁶Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

⁷Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,

⁸Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

⁹O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.

¹⁰Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.

¹¹Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,

¹²Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished -- the likeness of a palace,

¹³Our garners are full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,

¹⁴Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.

¹⁵O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God is Jehovah!

Psalm 145

¹Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

²Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

³Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

⁴Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

⁵The honour -- the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.

⁶And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

⁷The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

⁸Gracious and merciful is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

⁹Good is Jehovah to all, And His mercies are over all His works.

¹⁰Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

¹¹The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,

¹²To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.

¹³Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion is in all generations.

¹⁴Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

¹⁶Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

¹⁷Righteous is Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

¹⁸Near is Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

¹⁹The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

²⁰Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.

²¹The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!