Psalm 142

PSALM 142

Give Heed to My Cry

A †Maskil of David. When he was •in the cave. A Prayer.

1 With my voice to Yahweh, I acry aloud;

With my voice to Yahweh, I bmake supplication.

2 I apour out my complaint before Him;

I declare my bdistress before Him.

3 When amy spirit 1was faint within me,

You knew my path.

In the way where I walk

They have bhidden a trap for me.

4 Look to the right and see;

That there is ano one who regards me;

bA way of escape has been destroyed from me;

cNo one cares for my soul.

5 I cried out to You, O Yahweh;

I said, “You are amy refuge,

My bportion in the cland of the living.

6 “aGive heed to my cry of lamentation,

For I am bbrought very low;

Deliver me from my persecutors,

For they are too cstrong for me.

7 “aBring my soul out of prison,

To give thanks to Your name;

The righteous will encircle me,

For You will bdeal bountifully with me.”