Psalm 142 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Psa 142:1 [fn]Maskil of David, when he was [fn]in the cave. A Prayer.
I cry aloud with my voice to the LORD;
I make supplication with my voice to the LORD.

Psa 142:2

Psa 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my trouble before Him.

Psa 142:3

Psa 142:3When my spirit [fn]was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

Psa 142:4

Psa 142:4Look to the right and see;
For there is no one who regards me;
[fn]There is no escape for me;
No one cares for my soul.

Psa 142:5

Psa 142:5I cried out to You, O LORD;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

Psa 142:6

Psa 142:6“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.

Psa 142:7

Psa 142:7“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

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NASB95 Footnotes

(142:1)

Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm

Literally: fainted

Literally: Escape has perished from me

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