Psalm 142

¹I cry to the Lord with my voice; *to the Lord I make loud supplication.

²I pour out my complaint before him *and tell him all my trouble.

³When my spirit languishes within me, you know my path; *in the way wherein I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

⁴I look to my right hand and find no one who knows me; *I have no place to flee to, and no one cares for me.

⁵I cry out to you, O Lord; *I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

⁶Listen to my cry for help, for I have been brought very low; *save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

⁷Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your Name; *when you have dealt bountifully with me, the righteous will gather around me.