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.

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

2 I pour out my lament before him; I tell him my troubles.

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

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 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].

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.

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.

5 I called out to you, Yahweh; I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.

[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.

6 Listen to my call, for I have been brought very low; rescue me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

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].

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.”

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.