142:1 A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer:
142:2 With my voice I cry to Adonai, with my voice I plead to Adonai for mercy.
142:3 Before him I pour out my complaint, before him I tell my trouble.
142:4 When my spirit faints within me, you watch over my path. By the road that I am walking they have hidden a snare for me.
142:5 Look to my right, and see that no one recognizes me. I have no way of escape; nobody cares for me.
142:6 I cried out to you, Adonai; I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
142:7 Listen to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
142:8 Lead me out of prison, so that I can give thanks to your name; in me the righteous will be crowning themselves, because you will have treated me generously.
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