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143 Een psalm van David.

Here, luister naar mijn bidden,
hoor toch hoe ik smeek.
U bent trouw en rechtvaardig,
antwoord mij dan ook.
Oordeel uw dienaar niet,
want geen mens is in uw ogen rechtvaardig.
Mijn vijand achtervolgt mij.
Hij wil mij doden en mij het dodenrijk injagen,
de duisternis in.
Ik weet mij geen raad meer
en ben zo verschrikkelijk bang.
Ik denk aan vroeger
en aan wat U toen allemaal deed.
Alles wat U hebt gedaan en gemaakt,
trekt aan mijn geestesoog voorbij.
Ik strek mijn handen naar U uit.
Ik verlang naar U
zoals droog land naar water verlangt.
Geef mij snel antwoord, Here,
want ik houd het niet meer uit.
Verberg U niet voor mij,
want dan kan ik beter sterven.
Laat mij ʼs morgens vroeg al
uw goedheid en liefde ervaren.
Ik vertrouw U volkomen.
Laat mij weten welke weg ik moet inslaan.
Alles in mij richt zich op U.
Here, bevrijd mij van mijn tegenstanders,
ik vlucht naar U.
10 Leer mij te doen wat U van mij vraagt.
U bent mijn God, de goedheid Zelf.
Uw Geest leidt mij op een effen weg.
11 Here, laat mij leven tot eer van uw naam.
U bent rechtvaardig.
Haal mij uit deze ellende en moeilijkheden.
12 Betoon uw goedheid en liefde
en vernietig mijn tegenstanders.
Ik ben uw dienaar.
Slaat U ieder neer die mij naar het leven staat.

An Earnest Appeal for Guidance and Deliverance

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness.
Do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
(A)For in Your sight no one living is righteous.

For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life to the ground;
He has made me dwell in [a]darkness,
Like those who have long been dead.
(B)Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart within me is distressed.

(C)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [b]muse on the work of Your hands.
I spread out my hands to You;
(D)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah

Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(E)Lest I [c]be like those who [d]go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness (F)in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
(G)Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For (H)I lift up my soul to You.

Deliver me, O Lord, from my enemies;
[e]In You I take shelter.
10 (I)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
(J)Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in (K)the land of uprightness.

11 (L)Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake!
For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12 In Your mercy (M)cut[f] off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:3 dark places
  2. Psalm 143:5 ponder
  3. Psalm 143:7 become
  4. Psalm 143:7 Die
  5. Psalm 143:9 LXX, Vg. To You I flee
  6. Psalm 143:12 put an end to

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

Lord, hear my prayer,(A)
    listen to my cry for mercy;(B)
in your faithfulness(C) and righteousness(D)
    come to my relief.
Do not bring your servant into judgment,
    for no one living is righteous(E) before you.
The enemy pursues me,
    he crushes me to the ground;
he makes me dwell in the darkness(F)
    like those long dead.(G)
So my spirit grows faint within me;
    my heart within me is dismayed.(H)
I remember(I) the days of long ago;
    I meditate(J) on all your works
    and consider what your hands have done.
I spread out my hands(K) to you;
    I thirst for you like a parched land.[a]

Answer me quickly,(L) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(M)
Do not hide your face(N) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(O)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(P) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(Q)
Rescue me(R) from my enemies,(S) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(T) to do your will,
    for you are my God;(U)
may your good Spirit
    lead(V) me on level ground.(W)

11 For your name’s sake,(X) Lord, preserve my life;(Y)
    in your righteousness,(Z) bring me out of trouble.
12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;(AA)
    destroy all my foes,(AB)
    for I am your servant.(AC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 143:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Psalmul 143

Un psalm al lui David

Doamne, ascultă-mi rugăciunea!
    Pleacă-Ţi urechea la ruga mea!
În credincioşia şi dreptatea Ta,
    răspunde-mi!
Nu intra la judecată cu robul Tău,
    căci nici un om viu nu-şi poate apăra dreptatea înaintea Ta!

Duşmanul mă prigoneşte,
    mă zdrobeşte de pământ,
mă face să locuiesc în întunecimi
    asemenea celor morţi demult.
Duhul îmi este sleit;
    inima îmi este tulburată înăuntrul meu.

Îmi aduc aminte de zilele de odinioară,
    cuget la toate lucrările Tale
        şi mă gândesc la ceea ce au făcut mâinile Tale.
Îmi întind mâinile către Tine;
    sufletul meu însetează după Tine ca pământul uscat.Sela
Doamne, grăbeşte-Te să-mi răspunzi,
    căci duhul îmi este istovit!
Nu-Ţi ascunde faţa de mine,
    ca să nu ajung asemenea celor ce se coboară în groapă!
Fă-mă să aud dimineaţa despre îndurarea Ta,
    căci în Tine mă încred!
Fă-mi cunoscută calea pe care să merg,
    căci la Tine îmi înalţ sufletul!
Doamne, izbăveşte-mă de duşmanii mei,
    căci la Tine caut adăpost!
10 Învaţă-mă cum să-Ţi împlinesc voia,
    căci Tu eşti Dumnezeul meu!
Fie ca Duhul Tău cel bun
    să mă călăuzească prin locuri netede!

11 Din pricina Numelui Tău, Doamne, înviorează-mă!
    Din pricina dreptăţii Tale, scapă-mi sufletul din necaz!
12 Din pricina îndurării Tale isprăveşte cu duşmanii mei
    Şi nimiceşte toţi prigonitorii sufletului meu,
        căci eu sunt robul Tău!

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

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.

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

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.

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.

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.