Prayer for Help in Trouble.
Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
142 I (A)cry aloud with my voice to the Lord;
I (B)make supplication with my voice to the Lord.
2 I (C)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (D)trouble before Him.
3 When (E)my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (F)hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see;
For there is (G)no one who regards me;
There is no (H)escape for me;
(I)No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are (J)my refuge,
My (K)portion in the (L)land of the living.
6 “(M)Give heed to my cry,
For I am (N)brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too (O)strong for me.
7 “(P)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will (Q)deal bountifully with me.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 142:1
- Psalm 142:1
- Psalm 142:3
- Psalm 142:4
Cross references
- Psalm 142:1 : Ps 77:1
- Psalm 142:1 : Ps 30:8
- Psalm 142:2 : Ps 102: title
- Psalm 142:2 : Ps 77:2
- Psalm 142:3 : Ps 77:3; 143:4
- Psalm 142:3 : Ps 140:5
- Psalm 142:4 : Ps 31:11; 88:8, 18
- Psalm 142:4 : Job 11:20; Jer 25:35
- Psalm 142:4 : Jer 30:17
- Psalm 142:5 : Ps 91:2, 9
- Psalm 142:5 : Ps 16:5; 73:26
- Psalm 142:5 : Ps 27:13
- Psalm 142:6 : Ps 17:1
- Psalm 142:6 : Ps 79:8; 116:6
- Psalm 142:6 : Ps 18:17
- Psalm 142:7 : Ps 143:11; 146:7
- Psalm 142:7 : Ps 13:6
