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The Blue Letter Bible

Psalm 142 – Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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A Cry of Distress

A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.

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I cry aloud to the LORD;

I plead aloud to the LORD for mercy.

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I pour out my complaint before him;

I reveal my trouble to him.

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Although my spirit is weak within me,

you know my way.

Along this path I travel

they have hidden a trap for me.

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Look to the right and see:[fn]

no one stands up for me;

there is no refuge for me;

no one cares about me.

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I cry to you, LORD;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my portion in the land of the living.”

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Listen to my cry,

for I am very weak.

Rescue me from those who pursue me,

for they are too strong for me.

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Free me from prison

so that I can praise your name.

The righteous will gather around me

because you deal generously with me.

See the CSB Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
CSB Footnotes
DSS, LXX, Syr, Vg, Tg read I look to the right and I see
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For more information on this translation, see the CSB Preface.

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Psalm Chapter 142 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Open New Arabic Version Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras