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Psalm 142
A Cry of Distress
A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave.142:01Sm 22:1; 24:3 A prayer.
1I cry aloud to the Lord;142:1 Ps 3:4; 77:1
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.142:1 Ps 30:8
2I pour out my complaint before him;
I reveal my trouble to him.142:2 Ps 77:2; 102
3Although my spirit is weak within me,
you know my way.142:3 Ps 77:3; 143:4
Along this path I travel
they have hidden a trap for me.142:3 Ps 140:5
4Look to the right and see:142:4 DSS, LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg read I look to the right and I see
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.142:4 Ps 69:20; Jr 25:35

5I cry to you, Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my portion in the land of the living.”142:5 Ps 16:5; 27:13
6Listen to my cry,
for I am very weak.142:6 Ps 79:8; 116:6
Rescue me from those who pursue me,
for they are too strong for me.142:6 Ps 18:17
7Free me from prison
so that I can praise your name.
The righteous will gather around me
because you deal generously with me.142:7 Ps 13:6; 143:11