Psalm 142142PsalmsBook 5unfoldingWord® Literal Text

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1. I Lift My Voice to the LORD

   (1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalm 57:1–11)

2. 1ULTMy voice to Yahweh— I cry out; my voice to Yahweh— I plead for favor.BSBBSB: A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
3. 2ULTI pour out my lament to his face; my distress to his face I declare.BSBBSB: I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
4. 3ULTWhen my spirit faints within me, then you, you know my path. Along this path I walk they have hidden a trap for me.BSBBSB: Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
5. 4ULTLook right and see and there is no one who recognizes me. A refuge has become lost from me; there is no one caring for my soul.BSBBSB: Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
6. 5ULTI cried out to you, Yahweh; I said,“You{ are} my shelter, my portion in the land of the living.”BSBBSB: I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
7. 6ULTListen to my cry, for I am very low; rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.BSBBSB: Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
8. 7ULTBring out my soul from prison to praise your name. The righteous will gather around me because you will fulfill for me.BSBBSB: Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

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