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Psalm 142 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - A psalm[fn] of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.

I cry out to the LORD;
I plead for the LORD’s mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him all my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When I am overwhelmed,
you alone know the way I should turn.
Wherever I go,
my enemies have set traps for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 - I look for someone to come and help me,
but no one gives me a passing thought!
No one will help me;
no one cares a bit what happens to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - Then I pray to you, O LORD.
I say, “You are my place of refuge.
You are all I really want in life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 - Hear my cry,
for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:7 - Bring me out of prison
so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me,
for you are good to me.”
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NLT Footnotes
Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
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Psalm Chapter 142 — Additional Translations:

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