Psalms 142

1 Yahweh, I cry out to you; I plead [with you to help me].

[A Psalm] of instruction for David, when he was in the cave, —a Prayer. I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

2 I am bringing to you [all] my problems; I am telling you [all] my troubles/difficulties.

I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.

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].

When my spirit was fainting within me, then you knew my paths; in the very way wherein I was walking, they hid 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.

I looked on [my] right hand, and behold, for there was none that noticed me; refuge failed me; and there was none that cared 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 cried to you, O Lord, and said, You are my hope, 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].

Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I.

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.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name, O Lord; the righteous shall wait for me, until you recompense me.