| 143:1 | 〔大卫的诗。〕耶和华阿、求你听我的祷告、留心听我的恳求、凭你的信实和公义应允我。 | Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. |
| 143:2 | 求你不要审问仆人.因为在你面前凡活着的人、没有一个是义的。 | And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. |
| 143:3 | 原来仇敌逼迫我、将我打倒在地.使我住在幽暗之处、像死了许久的人一样。 | 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. |
| 143:4 | 所以我的灵在我里面发昏.我的心在我里面凄惨。 | Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. |
| 143:5 | 我追想古时之日、思想你的一切作为、默念你手的工作。 | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. |
| 143:6 | 我向你举手我的心渴想你、如干旱之地盼雨一样。〔细拉〕 | I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. |
| 143:7 | 耶和华阿、求你速速应允我.我心神耗尽.不要向我掩面、免得我像那些下坑的人一样。 | 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. |
| 143:8 | 求你使我清晨得听你慈爱之言、因我倚靠你.求你使我知道当行的路、因我的心仰望你。 | 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. |
| 143:9 | 耶和华阿、求你救我脱离我的仇敌.我往你那里藏身。 | Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. |
| 143:10 | 求你指教我遵行你的旨意、因你是我的 神.你的灵本为善.求你引我到平坦之地。 | Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. |
| 143:11 | 耶和华阿、求你为你的名将我救活.凭你的公义、将我从患难中领出来. | Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. |
| 143:12 | 凭你的慈爱剪除我的仇敌、灭绝一切苦待我的人.因我是你的仆人。 | And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. |