1 I cry with my voice to Jehovah. With my voice to Jehovah I make supplication.
2 I pour out my complaint before him. I show my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, thou knew my path. In the way in which I walk they have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man who knows me. Refuge has failed me. No man cares for my soul.
5 I cried to thee, O Jehovah. I said, Thou are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me.
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Today's Verse
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Jehovah thy Redeemer.
Verse Of The DayDespite the loneliness, the psalmist calls the LORD "my refuge and my portion in the land of the living" and asks to be brought "out of prison" to praise God's name, a trust in weakness echoed in Romans 8:26. Browse related chapters on the Psalms overview or continue to Psalms 143.
