The Word Am I

The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 142 -

I lift up my voice to the Lord

(1 Samuel 22:1-5; Psalm 57:1-11)
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The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave.
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With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord.
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In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation.
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Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me.
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I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.
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I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.
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Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me.
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Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me.

I lift up my voice to the Lord

(1 Samuel 22:1-5; Psalm 57:1-11)
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I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.
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I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
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When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
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Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
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I cried to you, LORD. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
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Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
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Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.