LSV Psa 142:1 AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. A PRAYER WHEN HE IS IN THE CAVE. My voice [is] to YHWH, I cry, || My voice [is] to YHWH, I beg [for] grace. Psa 142:2 I pour forth my meditation before Him, || I declare my distress before Him. Psa 142:3 When my spirit has been feeble in me, || Then You have known my path; In the way [in] which I walk, || They have hid a snare for me. Psa 142:4 Looking on the right hand—and seeing, || And I have none recognizing; Refuge has perished from me, || There is none inquiring for my soul. Psa 142:5 I have cried to you, O YHWH, || I have said, “You [are] my refuge, || My portion in the land of the living.” Psa 142:6 Attend to my loud cry, || For I have become very low, || Deliver me from my pursuers, || For they have been stronger than I. Psa 142:7 Bring forth my soul from prison to confess Your Name, || The righteous surround me about, || When You confer benefits on me! ESV Psa 142:1 A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. Psa 142:2 I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. Psa 142:3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. Psa 142:4 Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul. Psa 142:5 I cry to you, O LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." Psa 142:6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me! Psa 142:7 Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! The righteous will surround me, for you will deal bountifully with me. |