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Psalm 142 :: New International Version (NIV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - [fn]A maskil[fn] of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:3 - When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 - Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - I cry to you, LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:6 - Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:7 - Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
NIV Footnotes
In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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