Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 142

(1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalm 57:1–11)

A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

1I cryאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199aloudק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;I lift my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068for mercyאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603.

2I pour outאֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ'esh.PokhH8210my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440;I revealאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046my troubleצָ֝רָתִ֗יtza.ra.TiH6869to Himלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440.

3Although my spiritרוּחִ֗יru.ChiH7307grows faintבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848within meעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921,Youוְאַתָּה֮ve.'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֪עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my wayנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410.Along the pathבְּאֹֽרַח־ ז֥וּbe.'o.rach- zuH734 H2098I travelאֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ'a.ha.LekhH1980they have hiddenטָמְנ֖וּta.me.NuH2934a snareפַ֣חfachH6341for me.

4Lookהַבֵּ֤יטha.BeitH5027to my rightיָמִ֨ין׀ya.MinH3225and seeוּרְאֵה֮u.re.'EhH7200;no oneוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369attendsמַ֫כִּ֥ירma.KirH5234to me.There is noאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6refugeמָנ֣וֹסma.NosH4498for meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480;no oneאֵ֖ין'einH369caresדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

5I cryזָעַ֥קְתִּיza.'Ak.tiH2199to Youאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,O LORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068אָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559: “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859aremy refugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268,my portionחֶ֝לְקִ֗יchel.KiH2506in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.”

6Listenהַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀hak.Shi.vahH7181toH413my cryרִנָּתִי֮ri.na.TiH7440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I am broughtדַלּ֪וֹתִ֫יda.Lo.TiH1809quite lowמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966.Rescue meהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337fromמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480my pursuersמֵרֹדְפַ֑יme.ro.de.FaiH7291,forכִּ֖יkiH3588they are too strong for meאָמְצ֣וּ'a.me.TzuH553.

7Freeה֘וֹצִ֤יאָהho.Tzi.'ahH3318my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315from prisonמִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר׀mi.mas.GerH4525,that I may praiseלְהוֹד֪וֹתle.ho.DotH3034אֶת־'et-H853Your nameשְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָshe.Me.khaH8034.The righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662will gather around meיַכְתִּ֣רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803becauseH3588of Your goodnessתִגְמֹ֣לtig.MolH1580to meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.

(1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalm 57:1–11)

A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

Commentaries on Psalms 142