Psalm 142142PsalmsBook 5Young’s Literal Translation

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1. I Lift My Voice to the LORD

   (1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalm 57:1–11)

2. 1YLTAn Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice is unto Jehovah, I cry, My voice is unto Jehovah, I entreat grace.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. 2YLTI pour forth before Him my meditation, My distress before Him I declare.BSBBSB: I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
4. 3YLTWhen my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare 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. 4YLTLooking on the right hand — and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring 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. 5YLTI have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my refuge, 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. 6YLTAttend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been 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. 7YLTBring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon 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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