Psalms Chapter 142: World English Bible Classic

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Chapter Text — World English Bible Classic

¹ I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

² I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

³ 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.

⁴ 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.

⁵ I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

⁶ Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

⁷ 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.