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(A)A Prayer for Help[a]

142 I call to the Lord for help;
    I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
    I tell him all my troubles.
When I am ready to give up,
    he knows what I should do.
In the path where I walk,
    my enemies have hidden a trap for me.

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  1. Psalm 142:1 HEBREW TITLE: A poem by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer.

Psalm 142[a]

A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(A) A prayer.

I cry aloud(B) to the Lord;
    I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(C)
I pour out before him my complaint;(D)
    before him I tell my trouble.(E)

When my spirit grows faint(F) within me,
    it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
    people have hidden a snare for me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:1 In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
  2. Psalm 142:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term