Psalm 142-143
Legacy Standard Bible
Give Heed to My Cry
A [a]Maskil of David. When he was [b]in the cave. A Prayer.
142 With my voice to Yahweh, I (A)cry aloud;
With my voice to Yahweh, I (B)make supplication.
2 I (C)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (D)distress before Him.
3 When (E)my spirit [c]was faint within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (F)hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see;
That there is (G)no one who regards me;
(H)A way of escape has been destroyed from me;
(I)No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, O Yahweh;
I said, “You are (J)my refuge,
My (K)portion in the (L)land of the living.
6 (M)Give heed to my cry of lamentation,
For I am (N)brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too (O)strong for me.
7 (P)Bring my soul out of prison,
To give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will encircle me,
For You will (Q)deal bountifully with me.”
My Soul Reaches for You
A Psalm of David.
143 O Yahweh, hear my prayer,
(R)Give ear to my supplications!
Answer me in Your (S)faithfulness, in Your (T)righteousness!
2 And (U)do not enter into judgment with Your slave,
For (V)no one living is righteous in Your sight.
3 For the enemy has pursued my soul;
He has crushed my life (W)to the ground;
He (X)has made me inhabit dark places, like those who have long been dead.
4 Therefore (Y)my spirit was faint within me;
My heart was [d](Z)appalled within me.
5 I (AA)remember the days of old;
I (AB)meditate on all You have done;
I (AC)muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I (AD)stretch out my hands to You;
My (AE)soul reaches for You like a weary land. [e]Selah.
7 (AF)Answer me quickly, O Yahweh, my (AG)spirit wastes away;
(AH)Do not hide Your face from me,
Or I will become like (AI)those who go down to the pit.
8 Cause me to hear Your (AJ)lovingkindness (AK)in the morning;
For I trust (AL)in You;
Cause me to know the (AM)way in which I should walk;
For to You I (AN)lift up my soul.
9 (AO)Deliver me from my enemies, O Yahweh,
I have concealed myself 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 [f]ground.
11 (AS)For the sake of Your name, O Yahweh, (AT)revive me.
(AU)In Your righteousness bring my soul out of distress.
12 And in Your lovingkindness, [g](AV)cut off my enemies
And cause all those who assail my soul to (AW)perish,
For (AX)I am Your slave.
Footnotes
- Psalm 142 Title Possibly Contemplative, Didactic, Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 142 Title 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
- Psalm 142:3 Lit fainted
- Psalm 143:4 Or desolate
- Psalm 143:6 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude
- Psalm 143:10 Lit land
- Psalm 143:12 Or silence
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