1 Maschil of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made my supplication.
2 \\142:1\\Maschil of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made my supplication.
3 \\142:2\\I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.
4 \\142:3\\When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way in which I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
5 \\142:4\\I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
6 \\142:5\\I cried to thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
7 \\142:6\\Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
8 \\142:7\\Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
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Today's Verse
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting upon his seat by the door-post of the temple of Jehovah.
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.
