Mazmur 142

1 Nyanyian pengajaran Daud, ketika ia berada di dalam gua. Dengan nyaring aku berseru kepada TUHAN; dengan suara lantang kumohon bantuan-Nya.

The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave. With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord.

2 Di hadapan-Nya aku berkeluh kesah; kuberitahukan segala kesusahanku kepada-Nya.

In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation.

3 Waktu aku hampir putus asa, Engkau tahu apa yang harus kulakukan. Di jalan yang harus kulalui, musuh diam-diam memasang jerat bagiku.

Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me.

4 Waktu aku menoleh ke samping, kulihat tak ada bantuan bagiku. Tak ada yang melindungi aku, atau yang peduli akan diriku.

I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.

5 Aku berseru kepada-Mu, ya TUHAN, Engkaulah tempat perlindunganku, Engkau saja yang kuperlukan dalam hidup ini.

I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

6 Perhatikanlah seruanku, sebab aku sangat sengsara. Selamatkanlah aku dari musuh-musuhku, sebab mereka terlalu kuat bagiku.

Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me.

7 Bebaskanlah aku dari penjara, maka di tengah kumpulan umat-Mu aku akan memuji nama-Mu, sebab Engkau telah berbuat baik kepadaku.

Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me.