89:49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, 1 O Lord, 2
the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? 3
A psalm of David.
143:1 O Lord, hear my prayer!
Pay attention to my plea for help!
Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!
143:12 As a demonstration of your loyal love, 5 destroy my enemies!
Annihilate 6 all who threaten my life, 7
for I am your servant.
1 sn The Lord’s faithful deeds are also mentioned in Pss 17:7 and 25:6.
2 tc Many medieval Hebrew
3 tn Heb “[which] you swore on oath to David by your faithfulness.”
4 sn Psalm 143. As in the previous psalm, the psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies.
5 tn Heb “in [or “by”] your faithfulness.”
6 tn The perfect with vav (ו) consecutive carries on the mood of the preceding imperfect.
7 tn Heb “all the enemies of my life.”