Psalm 142

You Are My Refuge

A Maskil#142:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, when he was in #Ps. 57, titlethe cave. A Prayer.

1 With my voice I *Ps. 3:4cry out to the Lord;

with my voice I *Ps. 30:8plead for mercy to the Lord.

2 I *[Isa. 26:16]; See Ps. 102, titlepour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

3 When my spirit *See Ps. 77:3faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have *Ps. 140:5hidden a trap for me.

4 *Ps. 69:20Look to the *Ps. 16:8right and see:

*[Ps. 31:11] there is none who takes notice of me;

*Job 11:20;Jer. 25:35no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

5 I cry to you, O Lord;

I say, "You are my *See Ps. 14:6refuge,

my *Ps. 16:5portion in *Ps. 27:13the land of the living."

6 *Ps. 17:1Attend to my cry,

for *Ps. 79:8I am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

*Ps. 18:17for they are too strong for me!

7 *Isa. 42:7;[Ps. 143:11] Bring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will *Ps. 13:6deal bountifully with me.