Psa 142 | LEB | STEP | A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.

Psalms 142

A Prayer for Deliverance from Pursuers

A maskil of David.

When he was in the cave. A prayer. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one}
1 I cry out with my voice to Yahweh;
I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I declare my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit faints within me,
you know my way.
On the path where I walk,
they have hidden a trap for me;
4 look to my right and see.
There is no one looking out for me;
there is no escape for me; ^{▼▼Hebrew “a refuge has perished from me”}
no one cares for my soul. ^{▼▼Or “life”}
5 I cry out to you, O Yahweh.
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low.
Deliver me from my pursuers,
for they are stronger than I.
7 Bring me ^{▼▼Hebrew “my soul”} out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will encircle me,
because you will deal bountifully with me.