< Psalms 142 >
1 Yahweh, I cry out to you; I plead [with you to help me].
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2 I am bringing to you [all] my problems; I am telling you [all] my troubles/difficulties.
I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
3 When I am very discouraged, you know what I should do. Wherever I walk, [it is as though] my enemies have hidden traps for me [to fall into].
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
4 I look around, but there is no one who pays attention to me, no one who will protect me, no one who cares about [what happens to] me.
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
5 [So] Yahweh, I cry out to you [to help me]; you are the one who protects me; and you are all that I need while I am alive.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Listen to me while I cry out to you [for help], because I am very distressed. Rescue/Save me from those who are pursuing me, because they are very strong, with the result that I cannot [escape from them].
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
7 Free/Rescue me from my troubles/difficulties [MET] in order that I may thank you. If you do that, when I am with godly/righteous [people], [I will praise you] for having been very good to me.
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.