Salmi 143
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Umile supplica
143 Salmo. Di Davide.
Signore, ascolta la mia preghiera,
porgi l'orecchio alla mia supplica,
tu che sei fedele,
e per la tua giustizia rispondimi.
2 Non chiamare in giudizio il tuo servo:
nessun vivente davanti a te è giusto.
3 Il nemico mi perseguita,
calpesta a terra la mia vita,
mi ha relegato nelle tenebre
come i morti da gran tempo.
4 In me languisce il mio spirito,
si agghiaccia il mio cuore.
5 Ricordo i giorni antichi,
ripenso a tutte le tue opere,
medito sui tuoi prodigi.
6 A te protendo le mie mani,
sono davanti a te come terra riarsa.
7 Rispondimi presto, Signore,
viene meno il mio spirito.
Non nascondermi il tuo volto,
perché non sia come chi scende nella fossa.
8 Al mattino fammi sentire la tua grazia,
poiché in te confido.
Fammi conoscere la strada da percorrere,
perché a te si innalza l'anima mia.
9 Salvami dai miei nemici, Signore,
a te mi affido.
10 Insegnami a compiere il tuo volere,
perché sei tu il mio Dio.
Il tuo spirito buono
mi guidi in terra piana.
11 Per il tuo nome, Signore, fammi vivere,
liberami dall'angoscia, per la tua giustizia.
12 Per la tua fedeltà disperdi i miei nemici,
fà perire chi mi opprime,
poiché io sono tuo servo.
Psalm 143
English Standard Version
My Soul Thirsts for You
A Psalm of David.
143 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
(A)give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your (B)faithfulness answer me, in your (C)righteousness!
2 (D)Enter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous (E)before you.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
(F)he has crushed my life to the ground;
(G)he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit (H)faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5 (I)I remember the days of old;
(J)I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
6 (K)I stretch out my hands to you;
(L)my soul thirsts for you like (M)a parched land. Selah
7 (N)Answer me quickly, O Lord!
(O)My spirit fails!
(P)Hide not your face from me,
(Q)lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
8 (R)Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I (S)trust.
(T)Make me know the way I should go,
(U)for to you I lift up my soul.
9 (V)Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
I have fled to you for refuge.[a]
10 (W)Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
(X)Let your good Spirit (Y)lead me
on (Z)level ground!
11 (AA)For your name's sake, O Lord, (AB)preserve my life!
In your righteousness (AC)bring my soul out of trouble!
12 And in your steadfast love you will (AD)cut off my enemies,
and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,
for I am your (AE)servant.
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:9 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts To you I have covered
Psalm 143
King James Version
143 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.
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