Psalm 142
142
You Are My Refuge
A Maskil#142:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, when he was in #Ps. 57, titlethe cave. A Prayer.
1With my voice I #Ps. 3:4 cry out to the Lord;
with my voice I #Ps. 30:8plead for mercy to the Lord.
2I #[Isa. 26:16]; See Ps. 102, titlepour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.
3When my spirit #See Ps. 77:3 faints within me,
you know my way!
In the path where I walk
they have #Ps. 140:5hidden a trap for me.
4 #
Ps. 69:20 Look to the #Ps. 16:8 right and see:
# [Ps. 31:11] there is none who takes notice of me;
#
Job 11:20; Jer. 25:35 no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for my soul.
5I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my #See Ps. 14:6 refuge,
my #Ps. 16:5 portion in #Ps. 27:13the land of the living.”
6 #
Ps. 17:1 Attend to my cry,
for #Ps. 79:8 I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
#
Ps. 18:17
for they are too strong for me!
7 #
Isa. 42:7; [Ps. 143:11] Bring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
for you will #Ps. 13:6deal bountifully with me.
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Psalms 142
142
A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.
1I call out to the Lord for help; pleading with the Lord for mercy.
2I pour out my complaints before him; I tell him what's troubling me.
3When I'm totally discouraged, you know the direction I should take. But whichever way I go, people set traps for me.
4I look to my right for someone to support me—but no one pays me any attention. There's no safe place for me—no one cares about me at all.
5I cry out to you, Lord, for help, saying, “You are the one who keeps me safe; you are all I need in life.#142:5. Literally, “you are my portion in the land of the living.”
6Please listen to my sad cry, for I'm feeling very low. Please save me from those who are after me, for they're too strong for me.
7Release me from my prison so I can praise you for the person you are! Those who live right will gather round me because you have treated me so well.”
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