Psalms 142
142
A Prayer for Help#Ps 142 Hebrew title: A poem by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer.#1 Sam 22.1; 24.3
1I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
2I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.
3When I am ready to give up,
he knows what I should do.
In the path where I walk,
my enemies have hidden a trap for me.
4When I look beside me,
I see that there is no one to help me,
no one to protect me.
No one cares for me.
5 LORD, I cry to you for help;
you, LORD, are my protector;
you are all I want in this life.
6Listen to my cry for help,
for I am sunk in despair.
Save me from my enemies;
they are too strong for me.
7Set me free from my distress;#142.7 distress; or prison.
then in the assembly of your people I will praise you
because of your goodness to me.
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.
Psalms 142
142
A Prayer in Time of Trouble
1A maskil of David, when he was in the cave.#In the cave: cf. 1 Sm 22:1; 24:1–3; Ps 57:1. A prayer.
2With my own voice I cry to the Lord;
with my own voice I beseech the Lord.
3Before him I pour out my complaint,
tell of my distress in front of him.
4When my spirit is faint within me,#Ps 143:4.
you know my path.#Ps 139:24.
As I go along this path,
they have hidden a trap for me.#Ps 141:9.
5I look to my right hand to see#Ps 16:8; 73:23; 121:5.
that there is no one willing to acknowledge me.
My escape has perished;
no one cares for me.
6I cry out to you, Lord,
I say, You are my refuge,#Ps 91:2, 9.
my portion in the land of the living.#Ps 16:5; 27:13; 116:9; Is 38:11.
7Listen to my cry for help,
for I am brought very low.#Ps 79:8.
Rescue me from my pursuers,
for they are too strong for me.
8Lead my soul from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
Then the righteous shall gather around me#Then the righteous shall gather around me: in the Temple, when the psalmist offers a thanksgiving sacrifice.
because you have been good to me.
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