Prayer for Help in Trouble.

[a]Maskil of David, when he was [b]in the cave. A Prayer.

142 I (A)cry out with my voice to the Lord;
With my voice I (B)implore the Lord for compassion.
I (C)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (D)trouble before Him.
When (E)my spirit felt weak within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (F)hidden a trap for me.
Look to the right and see;
For there is (G)no one who regards me favorably;
[c]There is no (H)escape for me;
(I)No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, Lord;
I said, “You are (J)my refuge,
My (K)portion in the (L)land of the living.
(M)Give Your attention to my cry,
For I have been (N)brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are too (O)strong for me.
(P)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will (Q)look after me.”

Prayer for Help and Guidance.

A Psalm of David.

143 Hear my prayer, Lord,
(R)Listen to my pleadings!
Answer me in Your (S)faithfulness, in Your (T)righteousness!
And (U)do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For (V)no person living is righteous in Your sight.
For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has crushed my life (W)to the ground;
He (X)has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
Therefore (Y)my spirit [d]feels weak within me;
My heart is [e](Z)appalled within me.

I (AA)remember the days of old;
I (AB)meditate on all Your accomplishments;
I (AC)reflect on the work of Your hands.
I (AD)spread out my hands to You;
My (AE)soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah

(AF)Answer me quickly, Lord, my (AG)spirit fails;
(AH)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will be the same as (AI)those who go down to the pit.
Let me hear Your (AJ)faithfulness (AK)in the morning,
For I trust (AL)in You;
Teach me the (AM)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (AN)lift up my soul.
(AO)Save me, Lord, from my enemies;
[f]I take refuge in You.

10 (AP)Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let (AQ)Your good Spirit (AR)lead me on level [g]ground.
11 (AS)For the sake of Your name, Lord, (AT)revive me.
(AU)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
12 And in Your faithfulness, [h](AV)destroy my enemies,
And (AW)eliminate all those who attack my soul,
For (AX)I am Your servant.

Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.

A Psalm of David.

144 Blessed be the Lord, (AY)my rock,
Who (AZ)trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
My faithfulness and (BA)my fortress,
My (BB)stronghold and my savior,
My (BC)shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who (BD)subdues [i]my people under me.
Lord, (BE)what is man, that You look after him?
Or a son of man, that You think of him?
(BF)Man is like the breath;
His (BG)days are like a passing shadow.

(BH)Bend down Your heavens, Lord, and (BI)come down;
(BJ)Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
Flash forth (BK)lightning and scatter them;
Send out Your (BL)arrows and confuse them.
Reach out with Your hand (BM)from on high;
Rescue me and (BN)save me from great waters,
From the hand of (BO)foreigners
Whose mouths (BP)speak deceit,
And whose (BQ)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

God, I will sing a (BR)new song to You;
On a (BS)harp of ten strings I will sing praises to You,
10 Who (BT)gives salvation to kings,
Who (BU)rescues His servant David from the evil sword.
11 Rescue me and save me from the hand of (BV)foreigners,
Whose mouth (BW)speaks deceit
And whose (BX)right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

12 When our sons in their youth are like (BY)growing plants,
And our daughters like (BZ)corner pillars [j]fashioned for a palace,
13 Our (CA)granaries are full, providing every kind of produce,
And our flocks deliver thousands and ten thousands in our [k]fields;
14 May our (CB)cattle [l]be bred
Without [m](CC)mishap and without [n](CD)loss,
May there be no (CE)outcry in our streets!
15 Blessed are the people who are so situated;
(CF)Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 142 Title 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
  3. Psalm 142:4 Lit Escape has perished from me
  4. Psalm 143:4 Or faints within
  5. Psalm 143:4 Or desolate
  6. Psalm 143:9 Lit To You have I hidden
  7. Psalm 143:10 Lit land
  8. Psalm 143:12 Or silence
  9. Psalm 144:2 Another reading is peoples
  10. Psalm 144:12 Lit cut after the pattern of
  11. Psalm 144:13 Lit outside
  12. Psalm 144:14 Lit be laden
  13. Psalm 144:14 Lit breach
  14. Psalm 144:14 Lit going out; i.e., miscarriage

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