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Psalm 142
Good News Translation

(A)A Prayer for Help[a]

142 I call to the Lord for help;
    I plead with him.
2 I bring him all my complaints;
    I tell him all my troubles.
3 When 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.
4 When 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.
6 Listen to my cry for help,
    for I am sunk in despair.
Save me from my enemies;
    they are too strong for me.
7 Set me free from my distress;[b]
    then in the assembly of your people I will praise you
    because of your goodness to me.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:1 HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer.
  2. Psalm 142:7 distress; or prison.
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Psalm 142
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Psalm 142[a]

A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(A) A prayer.

1 I cry aloud(B) to the Lord;
    I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(C)
2 I pour out before him my complaint;(D)
    before him I tell my trouble.(E)

3 When my spirit grows faint(F) within me,
    it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
    people 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;(G)
    no one cares(H) for my life.

5 I cry to you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,(I)
    my portion(J) in the land of the living.”(K)

6 Listen to my cry,(L)
    for I am in desperate need;(M)
rescue me(N) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(O) for me.
7 Set me free from my prison,(P)
    that I may praise your name.(Q)
Then the righteous will gather about me
    because of your goodness to me.(R)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:1 In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
  2. Psalm 142:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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