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Psalm 142

Berean Standard Bible

I Lift My Voice to the LORD

(1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalms 57:1–11)

A Maskila of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

1 I cry aloud to the LORD;

I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

2 I pour out my complaint before Him;

I reveal my trouble to Him.

3 Although my spirit grows faint within me,

You know my way.

Along the path I travel

they have hidden a snare for me.

4 Look to my right and see;

no one attends to me.

There is no refuge for me;

no one cares for my soul.

5 I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge,

my portion in the land of the living.”

6 Listen to my cry,

for I am brought quite low.

Rescue me from my pursuers,

for they are too strong for me.

7 Free my soul from prison,

that I may praise Your name.

The righteous will gather around me

because of Your goodness to me.

Notes

  1. a Title Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.

Hebrew words in Psalm 142

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Cross references

  1. 142:1 Psalm 30:8; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 141:1
  2. 142:2 Romans 8:26; Isaiah 26:16; Philippians 4:6–7
  3. 142:3 Psalm 140:5; Psalm 141:9; Psalm 61:2
  4. 142:4 Jeremiah 30:17; Psalm 31:11; Psalm 88:18
  5. 142:5 2 Timothy 4:17; Psalm 16:5; Psalm 27:13
  6. 142:6 Psalm 79:8; Psalm 116:6; Psalm 136:23
  7. 142:7 Psalm 143:11; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 7:6–7

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