Overview
Stripped of every earthly ally and advocate, the psalmist — traditionally identified as David in flight — pours out his crushed spirit to God alone in urgent, vocal lament, moving from desolation and abandonment through repeated supplication to a final plea for liberation, trusting that God's answer will give rise to communal praise among the righteous.
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Psalms 142
1A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
2I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
4Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
5I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.