Psalm 142:1-7
Masʹkil.* Of David when he was in the cave.+ A prayer.
142 With my voice I call to Jehovah for help;+With my voice I plead with Jehovah for favor.
2 Before him I pour out my concern;Before him I tell about my distress+
3 When my spirit* fails within me.
Then you watch my roadway.+
In the path where I walk,They hide a trap for me.
4 Look at my right hand and seeThat no one cares about* me.+
There is nowhere I can flee;+No one is concerned about me.*
5 I call to you, O Jehovah, for help.
I say: “You are my refuge,+All I have* in the land of the living.”
6 Pay attention to my cry for help,For I have been brought very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,+For they are stronger than I am.
7 Bring me* out of the dungeonTo praise your name.
May the righteous gather around meBecause you deal kindly with me.
Footnotes
^ Or “strength.”
^ Lit., “recognizes.”
^ Or “my soul.”
^ Lit., “My share.”
^ Or “my soul.”
