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Psalm 142
New King James Version

### A Plea for Relief from Persecutors

#### A (A)Contemplation[a] of David. A Prayer (B)when he was in the cave.

142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice;
With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare before Him my trouble.

3 When my spirit [b]was (C)overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly (D)set a snare for me.
4 Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.

5 I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6 [c]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may (E)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 142:1 Heb. Maschil
2. Psalm 142:3 Lit. fainted
3. Psalm 142:6 Give heed

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 142:1 : Ps. 32:title
2. Psalm 142:1 : 1 Sam. 22:1; Ps. 57:title
3. Psalm 142:3 : Ps. 77:3
4. Psalm 142:3 : Ps. 141:9
5. Psalm 142:7 : Ps. 34:1, 2

New King James Version (NKJV)

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