Psalms 142

1 A maskil of David, while he was in the cave, a prayer. Loudly I cry to the Lord: to the Lord plead loudly for mercy,

I cried unto YHWH with my voice; with my voice unto YHWH did I make my supplication.

2 I pour my complaint before him, I tell my troubles to him.

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

3 When my spirit is faint within me, my path is known to you. In the way I am wont to walk in, they have hidden a trap for me.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

4 I look to the right and the left; but not a friend have I. No place of refuge is left me, not a man to care for me.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

5 So I cry to you, O Lord: I say, ‘My refuge are you, all I have in the land of the living.’

I cried unto thee, O YHWH: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

6 Attend to my piercing cry, for very weak am I. Save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

7 Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name, for the righteous are patiently waiting till you show your bounty to me.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.