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

142:1 Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus. Domine, exaudi orationem meam;
auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua;
exaudi me in tua justitia.

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

2 Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo,
quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.

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.

3 Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam;
humiliavit in terra vitam meam;
collocavit me in obscuris, sicut mortuos sæculi.

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

4 Et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus;
in me turbatum est cor meum.

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

5 Memor fui dierum antiquorum;
meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis:
in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.

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

6 Expandi manus meas ad te;
anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi.

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.

7 Velociter exaudi me, Domine;
defecit spiritus meus.
Non avertas faciem tuam a me,
et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.

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.

8 Auditam fac mihi mane misericordiam tuam,
quia in te speravi.
Notam fac mihi viam in qua ambulem,
quia ad te levavi animam meam.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

9 Eripe me de inimicis meis, Domine:
ad te confugi.

10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

10 Doce me facere voluntatem tuam,
quia Deus meus es tu.
Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terram rectam.

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

11 Propter nomen tuum, Domine, vivificabis me:
in æquitate tua, educes de tribulatione animam meam,

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

12 et in misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos,
et perdes omnes qui tribulant animam meam,
quoniam ego servus tuus sum.