1 Maschil. Of David. A prayer when he was in the hole of the rock. 2 \142:1\The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.3 \142:2\I put all my sorrows before him; and made clear to him all my trouble.4 \142:3\When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.5 \142:4\Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.6 \142:5\I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.7 \142:6\Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.8 \142:7\Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.
1 Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus. [Domine, exaudi orationem meam ;auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua ;exaudi me in tua justitia.2 Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo,quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.3 Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam ;humiliavit in terra vitam meam ;collocavit me in obscuris, sicut mortuos sculi.4 Et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus ;in me turbatum est cor meum.5 Memor fui dierum antiquorum ;meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis :in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.6 Expandi manus meas ad te ;anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi.7 Velociter exaudi me, Domine ;defecit spiritus meus.Non avertas faciem tuam a me,et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.8 Auditam fac mihi mane misericordiam tuam,quia in te speravi.Notam fac mihi viam in qua ambulem,quia ad te levavi animam meam.9 Eripe me de inimicis meis, Domine :ad te confugi.10 Doce me facere voluntatem tuam,quia Deus meus es tu.Spiritus tuus bonus deducet me in terram rectam.11 Propter nomen tuum, Domine, vivificabis me :in quitate tua, educes de tribulatione animam meam,12 et in misericordia tua disperdes inimicos meos,et perdes omnes qui tribulant animam meam,quoniam ego servus tuus sum.]