Psalms
Ps 142
Berean Standard Bible, with the Westminster Leningrad Codex beneath the selected verse, with the Westminster Leningrad Codex beneath every verse. Team packages so far: John 1:1–18, Rom 1:1–32, Rom 2:1–29, Rom 3:1–31, Rom 4:1–25, Rom 5:1–21, Rom 6:1–23, Rom 7:1–25.
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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. (MT 142:2; LXX 141:1; LXX 141:2; Rahlfs 141:1; Rahlfs 141:2)
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִ֑ד בִּהְיוֹת֖וֹ בַמְּעָרָ֣ה תְפִלָּֽה׃
2I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. (MT 142:3; LXX 141:3; Rahlfs 141:3)
ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶזְעָ֑ק ק֝וֹלִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃
3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me. (MT 142:4; LXX 141:4; Rahlfs 141:4)
אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י צָ֝רָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֥יו אַגִּֽיד׃
4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul. (MT 142:5; LXX 141:5; Rahlfs 141:5)
בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ף עָלַ֨י ׀ רוּחִ֗י וְאַתָּה֮ יָדַ֪עְתָּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י בְּאֹֽרַח־ז֥וּ אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ טָמְנ֖וּ פַ֣ח לִֽי׃
5I cry to You, O Lord: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” (MT 142:6; LXX 141:6; Rahlfs 141:6)
הַבֵּ֤יט יָמִ֨ין ׀ וּרְאֵה֮ וְאֵֽין־לִ֪י מַ֫כִּ֥יר אָבַ֣ד מָנ֣וֹס מִמֶּ֑נִּי אֵ֖ין דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃
6Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me. (MT 142:7; LXX 141:7; Rahlfs 141:7)
זָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְה֫וָ֥ה אָ֭מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י חֶ֝לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃
7Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me. (MT 142:8; LXX 141:8; Rahlfs 141:8)
הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה ׀ אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃