Psalms 142 ESV | WeDevote Bible

You Are My Refuge

A Maskil142:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, when he was in 142:0 Ps. 57, titlethe cave. A Prayer.

1With my voice I 142:1 Ps. 3:4cry out to the Lord;

with my voice I 142:1 Ps. 30:8plead for mercy to the Lord.

2I 142:2 [Isa. 26:16]; See Ps. 102, titlepour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

3When my spirit 142:3 See Ps. 77:3faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have 142:3 Ps. 140:5hidden a trap for me.

4142:4 Ps. 69:20Look to the 142:4 Ps. 16:8right and see:

142:4 [Ps. 31:11] there is none who takes notice of me;

142:4 Job 11:20; Jer. 25:35no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

5I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my 142:5 See Ps. 14:6refuge,

my 142:5 Ps. 16:5portion in 142:5 Ps. 27:13the land of the living.”

6142:6 Ps. 17:1Attend to my cry,

for 142:6 Ps. 79:8I am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

142:6 Ps. 18:17for they are too strong for me!

7142:7 Isa. 42:7; [Ps. 143:11] Bring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will 142:7 Ps. 13:6deal bountifully with me.

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