Psalms 142

A Prayer for Deliverance from Pursuers

1

A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.

1 I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
2 I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;
4 look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.
5 I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
7 Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. [The] righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  • [b]. Hebrew "a refuge has perished from me"
  • [c]. Or "life"
  • [d]. Hebrew "my soul"

Psalms 142 Commentaries

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