🔊 Audio of Psalm 143
Psalm 143
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד יְהוָה שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנַי בֶּאֱמֻנָתְךָ עֲנֵנִי בְּצִדְקָתֶךָ | Miz-mór le-Da-víd. Ado-nái shim-áh te-fi-la-tí; ha-a-zí-nah el ta-kha-nu-n-ái; ba-a-mu-na-te-kha a-né-ni; be-tzid-ka-te-kha. | A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O the LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In Your faithfulness answer me, in Your righteousness! |
| 2 | וְאַל־תָּבוֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי לֹא־יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶיךָ כָל־חָי | Ve-al ta-vó ve-mish-pát et av-de-kha; ki lo yitz-dak le-fa-ne-kha kál khái. | Enter not into judgment with Your servant, for no one living is righteous before You. |
| 3 | כִּי רָדַף אוֹיֵב נַפְשִׁי דִּכָּא לָאָרֶץ חַיָּתִי הוֹשִׁיבַנִי בְמַחֲשַׁכִּים כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָם | Ki ra-dáf o-yév naf-shí; di-k-ká la-a-rétz kha-y-y-áti; ho-shi-vé-ni be-ma-kha-sha-kím; ke-me-téi o-lám. | For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. |
| 4 | וַתִּתְעַטֵּף עָלַי רוּחִי בְּתוֹכִי יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם לִבִּי | Va-tit-a-téf a-lái ru-khí; be-to-khí yish-tó-mem lib-bí. | Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. |
| 5 | זָכַרְתִּי יָמִים מִקֶּדֶם הָגִיתִי בְכָל־פָּעֳלֶךָ בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ אֲשׂוֹחֵחַ | Za-khar-tí ya-mím mi-ké-dem; ha-gí-ti ve-khál pa-o-le-kha; be-ma-aséh ya-de-kha a-si-khéah. | I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that You have done; I ponder the work of Your hands. |
| 6 | פֵּרַשְׂתִּי יָדַי אֵלֶיךָ נַפְשִׁי כְּאֶרֶץ־עֲיֵפָה לְךָ סֶלָה | Pe-rás-ti ya-d-ái e-lé-kha; naf-shí ke-e-rétz a-ye-fáh lákh sé-lah. | I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah. |
| 7 | מַהֵר עֲנֵנִי יְהוָה כָּלְתָה רוּחִי אַל־תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי וְנִמְשַׁלְתִּי עִם־יֹרְדֵי בוֹר | Ma-hér a-né-ni Ado-nái; ka-le-táh ru-khí; al tas-tér pa-ne-kha mim-mé-ni; ve-nish-mal-tí im yo-re-déi vór. | Answer me quickly, O the LORD! My spirit fails! Hide not Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. |
| 8 | הַשְׁמִיעֵנִי בַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ כִּי־בְךָ בָטָחְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵנִי דֶּרֶךְ־זוּ אֵלֵךְ כִּי־אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי נַפְשִׁי | Hash-mi-e-ní va-bó-ker khas-de-kha; ki ve-kha va-tákh-ti; ho-dí-e-ni ha-dé-rekh zu e-lékh; ki e-lé-kha na-sá-ti naf-shí. | Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul. |
| 9 | הַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבַי יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ כִסִּתִי | Hatz-tzi-lé-ni me-oy-v-ái Ado-nái; e-lé-kha kin-sí-ti. | Deliver me from my enemies, O the LORD! I have fled to You for refuge! |
| 10 | לַמְּדֵנִי לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ כִּי־אַתָּה אֱלוֹהָי רוּחֲךָ טוֹבָה תַּנְחֵנִי בְּאֶרֶץ מִישׁוֹר | Lam-de-ní la-a-sót re-tzo-ne-kha; ki at-táh E-lo-h-ái; ru-kha-kha tó-vah tan-khé-ni be-e-rétz mi-shór. | Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God! Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground! |
| 11 | לְמַעַן־שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה תְּחַיֵּנִי בְּצִדְקָתְךָ תוֹצִיא מִצָּרָה נַפְשִׁי | Le-ma-an shim-kha Ado-nái te-kha-y-ye-ní; be-tzid-ka-te-kha to-tzi-á mi-tza-ráh naf-shí. | For Your name’s sake, O the LORD, preserve my life! In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! |
| 12 | וּבְחַסְדְּךָ תַּצְמִית אֹיְבָי וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל־צֹרֲרֵי נַפְשִׁי כִּי אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ | U-ve-khas-de-kha tatz-mít oy-v-ái; ve-ha-a-vad-tá kál tzo-re-réi naf-shí; ki a-ní av-de-kha. | And in Your steadfast love You will cut off my enemies, and You will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am Your servant. |