Psalms 142 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 143

¹A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Hear^H8085^(H8798) my prayer^H8605, O LORD^H3068, give ear^H238^(H8685) to my supplications^H8469: in thy faithfulness^H530 answer^H6030^(H8798) me, and in thy righteousness^H6666.

² Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

KJVAnd enter^H935^(H8799) not into judgment^H4941 with thy servant^H5650: for in thy sight^H6440 shall no man living^H2416 be justified^H6663^(H8799).

³ For the enemy pursues my soul. He has struck my life down to the ground. He has made me live in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

KJVFor the enemy^H341^(H8802) hath persecuted^H7291^(H8804) my soul^H5315; he hath smitten^H1792 my life^H2416 down^H1792^(H8765) to the ground^H776; he hath made me to dwell^H3427^(H8689) in darkness^H4285, as those that have been long^H5769 dead^H4191^(H8801).

⁴ Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me. My heart within me is desolate.

KJVTherefore is my spirit^H7307 overwhelmed^H5848^(H8691) within me; my heart^H3820 within^H8432 me is desolate^H8074^(H8709).

⁵ I remember the days of old. I meditate on all your doings. I contemplate the work of your hands.

KJVI remember^H2142^(H8804) the days^H3117 of old^H6924; I meditate^H1897^(H8804) on all thy works^H6467; I muse^H7878^(H8787) on the work^H4639 of thy hands^H3027.

⁶ I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah.

KJVI stretch forth^H6566^(H8765) my hands^H3027 unto thee: my soul^H5315 thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty^H5889 land^H776. Selah^H5542.

⁷ Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.

KJVHear^H6030^(H8798) me speedily^H4118, O LORD^H3068: my spirit^H7307 faileth^H3615^(H8804): hide^H5641^(H8686) not thy face^H6440 from me, lest I be like^H4911^(H8738) unto them that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953.

⁸ Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

KJVCause me to hear^H8085^(H8685) thy lovingkindness^H2617 in the morning^H1242; for in thee do I trust^H982^(H8804): cause me to know^H3045^(H8685) the way^H1870 wherein^H2098 I should walk^H3212^(H8799); for I lift up^H5375^(H8804) my soul^H5315 unto thee.

⁹ Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8685) me, O LORD^H3068, from mine enemies^H341^(H8802): I flee unto thee to hide^H3680^(H8765) me.

¹⁰ Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

KJVTeach^H3925^(H8761) me to do^H6213^(H8800) thy will^H7522; for thou art my God^H430: thy spirit^H7307 is good^H2896; lead^H5148^(H8686) me into the land^H776 of uprightness^H4334.

¹¹ Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

KJVQuicken^H2421^(H8762) me, O LORD^H3068, for thy name's^H8034 sake: for thy righteousness^H6666' sake bring^H3318^(H8686) my soul^H5315 out of trouble^H6869.

¹² In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.

KJVAnd of thy mercy^H2617 cut off^H6789^(H8686) mine enemies^H341^(H8802), and destroy^H6^(H8689) all them that afflict^H6887^(H8802) my soul^H5315: for I am thy servant^H5650.

WEB·Psalms 142

¹A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

KJVMaschil^H4905^(H8688) of David^H1732; A Prayer^H8605 when he was in the cave^H4631. I cried^H2199^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 with my voice^H6963; with my voice^H6963 unto the LORD^H3068 did I make my supplication^H2603^(H8691).

² I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

KJVI poured out^H8210^(H8799) my complaint^H7879 before^H6440 him; I shewed^H5046^(H8686) before^H6440 him my trouble^H6869.

³ When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.

KJVWhen my spirit^H7307 was overwhelmed^H5848^(H8692) within me, then thou knewest^H3045^(H8804) my path^H5410. In the way^H734 wherein^H2098 I walked^H1980^(H8762) have they privily laid^H2934^(H8804) a snare^H6341 for me.

⁴ Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

KJVI looked^H5027^(H8685) on my right hand^H3225, and beheld^H7200^(H8798), but there was no man that would know^H5234^(H8688) me: refuge^H4498 failed^H6^(H8804) me; no man cared^H1875^(H8802) for my soul^H5315.

⁵ I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

KJVI cried^H2199^(H8804) unto thee, O LORD^H3068: I said^H559^(H8804), Thou art my refuge^H4268 and my portion^H2506 in the land^H776 of the living^H2416.

⁶ Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

KJVAttend^H7181^(H8685) unto my cry^H7440; for I am brought^H1809 very^H3966 low^H1809^(H8804): deliver^H5337^(H8685) me from my persecutors^H7291^(H8802); for they are stronger^H553^(H8804) than I.

⁷ Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.

KJVBring^H3318^(H8685) my soul^H5315 out of prison^H4525, that I may praise^H3034^(H8687) thy name^H8034: the righteous^H6662 shall compass me about^H3803^(H8686); for thou shalt deal bountifully^H1580^(H8799) with me.

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