< Psalms 142 >
1 A maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. With my voice I cry out for help to Yahweh; with my voice I plead for Yahweh's favor.
An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer. I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
2 I pour out my lament before him; I tell him my troubles.
I pour out my plaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.
3 When my spirit is weak within me, you know my path. In the way that I walk 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 hidden a snare for me.
4 I look to my right and and see that there is no one who cares about me. There is no escape for me; no one cares about my life.
Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
5 I called out to you, Yahweh; I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
6 Listen to my call, for I have been brought very low; rescue me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison so that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will gather around me because you have been good to me.”
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me.