Psalm 142

A Prayer for Safety

A maskil of David when he was in the cave. A prayer.

142I cry out to the Lord;

I pray to the Lord for mercy.

²I pour out my problems to him;

I tell him my troubles.

³When I am afraid,

you, Lord, know the way out.

In the path where I walk,

a trap is hidden for me.

⁴Look around me and see.

No one cares about me.

I have no place of safety;

no one cares if I live.

⁵Lord, I cry out to you.

I say, “You are my protection.

You are all I want in this life.”

⁶Listen to my cry,

because I am helpless.

Save me from those who are chasing me,

because they are too strong for me.

⁷Free me from my prison,

and then I will praise your name.

Then good people will surround me,

because you have taken care of me.