Mazmur 142

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

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

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

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

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

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

I cried to you, O Lord, and 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 am brought very low; deliver me from them that persecute me; for they are stronger than I.

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

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.