Psalm 142 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

A Plea for Relief from Persecutors

Psa 142:1A Contemplation[fn] of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave.

I cry out to the LORD with my voice;
With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication.

Psa 142:2

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

Psa 142:3

Psa 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly set a snare for me.

Psa 142:4

Psa 142:4Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed 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 142:6Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.

Psa 142:7

Psa 142:7Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”

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Hebrew Maschil

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