New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 142

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, when he was 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3in the cave. A Prayer.

1Icryאֶזְעָ֑ק'ez.'AkH2199aloudH2199with my voiceק֭וֹלִיKo.liH6963to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; ImakeH2603supplicationH2603with my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963to the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

2Ipourאֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ'esh.PokhH8210out my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440Him;I declareאַגִּֽיד׃'a.GidH5046mytroubleצָ֝רָתִ֗יtza.ra.TiH6869beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440Him.

3Whenmy spiritרוּחִ֗יru.ChiH7307was overwhelmedבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848withinעָלַ֨י׀'a.LaiH5921me,You knewיָדַ֪עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410.In the wayבְּאֹֽרַח־be.'o.rach-H734whereז֥וּzuH2098I walkאֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ'a.ha.LekhH1980They havehiddenטָמְנ֖וּta.me.NuH2934a trapפַ֣חfachH6341for me.

4Lookהַבֵּ֤יטha.BeitH5027to the rightיָמִ֨ין׀ya.MinH3225and seeוּרְאֵה֮u.re.'EhH7200;For thereH369isnoH369oneH369who regardsמַ֫כִּ֥ירma.KirH5234me;There is noאָבַ֣ד'a.VadH6escapeמָנ֣וֹסma.NosH4498for me;NoH369oneH369caresדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875for my soulלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃le.naf.ShiH5315.

5I criedזָעַ֥קְתִּיza.'Ak.tiH2199out to You, O Lordיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068;I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “You aremy refugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268, Myportionחֶ֝לְקִ֗יchel.KiH2506in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.

6GiveH7181heedH7181to my cryרִנָּתִי֮ri.na.TiH7440, For I ambroughtH1809veryמְאֹ֥דme.'OdH3966lowדַלּ֪וֹתִ֫יda.Lo.TiH1809;Deliverהַצִּילֵ֥נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me from my persecutorsמֵרֹדְפַ֑יme.ro.de.FaiH7291,For they are tooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480strongאָמְצ֣וּ'a.me.TzuH553for me.

7Bringה֘וֹצִ֤יאָהho.Tzi.'ahH3318my soulנַפְשִׁי֮naf.ShiH5315out of prisonמִמַּסְגֵּ֨ר׀mi.mas.GerH4525,So that I may giveלְהוֹד֪וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034to Your nameשְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָshe.Me.khaH8034;The righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662will surroundיַכְתִּ֣רוּyakh.Ti.ruH3803me, For You willdealתִגְמֹ֣לtig.MolH1580bountifullyH1580with me.”

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, when he was 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3in the cave. A Prayer.

Commentaries on Psalms 142