Psalm 142

You Are My Refuge

142A Maskil¹ of David, when he was in ^kthe cave. A Prayer.

¹With my voice I ^lcry out to the Lord;

with my voice I ^mplead for mercy to the Lord.

²I ⁿpour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

³When my spirit ^ofaints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have ^phidden a trap for me.

^4qLook to the ^rright and see:

^sthere is none who takes notice of me;

^tno refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

⁵I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my ^urefuge,

my ^vportion in ^wthe land of the living.”

^6xAttend to my cry,

for ^yI am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

^zfor they are too strong for me!

^7aBring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will ^bdeal bountifully with me.