Psalms 143 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 144

¹By David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732. Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068 my strength^H6697, which teacheth^H3925^(H8764) my hands^H3027 to war^H7128, and my fingers^H676 to fight^H4421:

² my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

KJVMy goodness^H2617, and my fortress^H4686; my high tower^H4869, and my deliverer^H6403^(H8764); my shield^H4043, and he in whom I trust^H2620^(H8804); who subdueth^H7286^(H8802) my people^H5971 under me.

³ Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

KJVLORD^H3068, what is man^H120, that thou takest knowledge^H3045^(H8799) of him! or the son^H1121 of man^H582, that thou makest account^H2803^(H8762) of him!

⁴ Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

KJVMan^H120 is like^H1819^(H8804) to vanity^H1892: his days^H3117 are as a shadow^H6738 that passeth away^H5674^(H8802).

⁵ Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

KJVBow^H5186^(H8685) thy heavens^H8064, O LORD^H3068, and come down^H3381^(H8799): touch^H5060^(H8798) the mountains^H2022, and they shall smoke^H6225^(H8799).

⁶ Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

KJVCast forth^H1299^(H8798) lightning^H1300, and scatter^H6327^(H8686) them: shoot out^H7971^(H8798) thine arrows^H2671, and destroy^H2000^(H8799) them.

⁷ Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,

KJVSend^H7971^(H8798) thine hand^H3027 from above^H4791; rid^H6475^(H8798) me, and deliver^H5337^(H8685) me out of great^H7227 waters^H4325, from the hand^H3027 of strange^H5236 children^H1121;

⁸ whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJVWhose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696^(H8765) vanity^H7723, and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood^H8267.

⁹ I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

KJVI will sing^H7891^(H8799) a new^H2319 song^H7892 unto thee, O God^H430: upon a psaltery^H5035 and an instrument of ten strings^H6218 will I sing praises^H2167^(H8762) unto thee.

¹⁰ You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

KJVIt is he that giveth^H5414^(H8802) salvation^H8668 unto kings^H4428: who delivereth^H6475^(H8802) David^H1732 his servant^H5650 from the hurtful^H7451 sword^H2719.

¹¹ Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJVRid^H6475^(H8798) me, and deliver^H5337^(H8685) me from the hand^H3027 of strange^H5236 children^H1121, whose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696^(H8765) vanity^H7723, and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood^H8267:

¹² Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

KJVThat our sons^H1121 may be as plants^H5195 grown up^H1431^(H8794) in their youth^H5271; that our daughters^H1323 may be as corner stones^H2106, polished^H2404^(H8794) after the similitude^H8403 of a palace^H1964:

¹³ Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

KJVThat our garners^H4200 may be full^H4392, affording^H6329^(H8688) all manner of store^H2177^H2177: that our sheep^H6629 may bring forth thousands^H503^(H8688) and ten thousands^H7231^(H8794) in our streets^H2351:

¹⁴ Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

KJVThat our oxen^H441 may be strong to labour^H5445^(H8794); that there be no breaking in^H6556, nor going out^H3318^(H8802); that there be no complaining^H6682 in our streets^H7339.

¹⁵ Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

KJVHappy^H835 is that people^H5971, that is in such a case^H3602: yea, happy^H835 is that people^H5971, whose God^H430 is the LORD^H3068.

WEB·Psalms 143

¹A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Hear^H8085^(H8798) my prayer^H8605, O LORD^H3068, give ear^H238^(H8685) to my supplications^H8469: in thy faithfulness^H530 answer^H6030^(H8798) me, and in thy righteousness^H6666.

² Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

KJVAnd enter^H935^(H8799) not into judgment^H4941 with thy servant^H5650: for in thy sight^H6440 shall no man living^H2416 be justified^H6663^(H8799).

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.

KJVFor the enemy^H341^(H8802) hath persecuted^H7291^(H8804) my soul^H5315; he hath smitten^H1792 my life^H2416 down^H1792^(H8765) to the ground^H776; he hath made me to dwell^H3427^(H8689) in darkness^H4285, as those that have been long^H5769 dead^H4191^(H8801).

⁴ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.

KJVTherefore is my spirit^H7307 overwhelmed^H5848^(H8691) within me; my heart^H3820 within^H8432 me is desolate^H8074^(H8709).

⁵ I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.

KJVI remember^H2142^(H8804) the days^H3117 of old^H6924; I meditate^H1897^(H8804) on all thy works^H6467; I muse^H7878^(H8787) on the work^H4639 of thy hands^H3027.

⁶ I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

KJVI stretch forth^H6566^(H8765) my hands^H3027 unto thee: my soul^H5315 thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty^H5889 land^H776. Selah^H5542.

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.

KJVHear^H6030^(H8798) me speedily^H4118, O LORD^H3068: my spirit^H7307 faileth^H3615^(H8804): hide^H5641^(H8686) not thy face^H6440 from me, lest I be like^H4911^(H8738) unto them that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953.

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.

KJVCause me to hear^H8085^(H8685) thy lovingkindness^H2617 in the morning^H1242; for in thee do I trust^H982^(H8804): cause me to know^H3045^(H8685) the way^H1870 wherein^H2098 I should walk^H3212^(H8799); for I lift up^H5375^(H8804) my soul^H5315 unto thee.

⁹ Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8685) me, O LORD^H3068, from mine enemies^H341^(H8802): I flee unto thee to hide^H3680^(H8765) me.

¹⁰ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

KJVTeach^H3925^(H8761) me to do^H6213^(H8800) thy will^H7522; for thou art my God^H430: thy spirit^H7307 is good^H2896; lead^H5148^(H8686) me into the land^H776 of uprightness^H4334.

¹¹ Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

KJVQuicken^H2421^(H8762) me, O LORD^H3068, for thy name's^H8034 sake: for thy righteousness^H6666' sake bring^H3318^(H8686) my soul^H5315 out of trouble^H6869.

¹² In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.

KJVAnd of thy mercy^H2617 cut off^H6789^(H8686) mine enemies^H341^(H8802), and destroy^H6^(H8689) all them that afflict^H6887^(H8802) my soul^H5315: for I am thy servant^H5650.

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