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Psalm 142

1 I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.

1 <<A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.>> I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

2 I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.

2 I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way in which I walk, They have hidden a snare for me.

4 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.

4 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.

5 I cry to you, LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

5 I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living."

6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

6 Listen to my cry, For I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.

7 Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.

7 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.

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