1 'n Onderwysing van Dawid, toe hy in die spelonk was. 'n Gebed.

2 Hardop roep ek die HERE aan, hardop smeek ek die HERE.

3 Ek stort my klagte uit voor sy aangesig; ek maak voor sy aangesig my nood bekend.

4 As my gees in my versmag, dan ken U my pad. Op die pad wat ek moet gaan, het hulle 'n vangnet vir my gespan.

5 Ek sien uit na regs en kyk, maar daar is niemand wat my ken nie; die toevlug is vir my verlore; niemand vra na my nie.

6 Ek roep U aan, o HERE! Ek sê: U is my skuilplek, my deel in die land van die lewendes.

7 Luister na my smeking, want ek is baie swak; red my van my vervolgers, want hulle is vir my te sterk. [ (Psalms 142:8) Lei my siel uit die gevangenis om u Naam te loof. Die regverdiges sal my omring as U aan my goed doen. ]

1 I cry with my voice unto Jehovah;

With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.

2 I pour out my complaint before him;

I show before him my trouble.

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,

Thou knewest my path.

In the way wherein I walk

Have they hidden a snare for me.

4 Look on my right hand, and see;

For there is no man that knoweth me:

Refuge hath failed me;

No man careth for my soul.

5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;

I said, Thou art my refuge,

My portion in the land of the living.

6 Attend unto 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 give thanks unto thy name:

The righteous shall compass me about;

For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.