Psalm 142[a]
A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(A) A prayer.
1 I cry aloud(B) to the Lord;
I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(C)
2 I pour out before him my complaint;(D)
before him I tell my trouble.(E)
3 When my spirit grows faint(F) within me,
it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
people have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand;
no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge;(G)
no one cares(H) for my life.
5 I cry to you, Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,(I)
my portion(J) in the land of the living.”(K)
6 Listen to my cry,(L)
for I am in desperate need;(M)
rescue me(N) from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong(O) for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,(P)
that I may praise your name.(Q)
Then the righteous will gather about me
because of your goodness to me.(R)
Footnotes
- Psalm 142:1 In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
- Psalm 142:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Cross references
- Psalm 142:1 : 1Sa 22:1; 24:3; Ps 57 Title
- Psalm 142:1 : S 1Ki 8:52; Ps 3:4
- Psalm 142:1 : Ps 30:8
- Psalm 142:2 : Ps 64:1
- Psalm 142:2 : S Ps 50:15
- Psalm 142:3 : Ps 6:2; 77:3; 84:2; 88:4; 143:4, 7; Jer 8:18; La 1:22
- Psalm 142:4 : Jer 25:35
- Psalm 142:4 : Jer 30:17
- Psalm 142:5 : S Ps 46:1
- Psalm 142:5 : S Dt 32:9; Ps 16:5
- Psalm 142:5 : S Job 28:13; Ps 27:13
- Psalm 142:6 : S Ps 17:1
- Psalm 142:6 : S Ps 79:8
- Psalm 142:6 : S Ps 25:20
- Psalm 142:6 : Jer 31:11
- Psalm 142:7 : S Ps 66:11
- Psalm 142:7 : Ps 7:17; 9:2
- Psalm 142:7 : S 2Ch 6:41