Psalm 142:1WEB
I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
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A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
Psalm 142:1WEB
I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 142:2WEB
I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
Psalm 142:3WEB
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
Psalm 142:4WEB
Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
Psalm 142:5WEB
I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
Psalm 142:6WEB
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
Psalm 142:7WEB
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.