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Psalms 142
A cry from someone cornered: David pours out his complaint and tells God his troubles. He looks to his right and sees no one concerned for him — "refuge has fled" and no one cares for his soul. The isolation is the whole point of the prayer.
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I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.
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I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
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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.
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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.
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I cried to you, LORD. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
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Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.
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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.
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Masquil de David: Oración que hizo cuando estaba en la cueva. CON mi voz clamaré á Jehová, con mi voz pediré á Jehová misericordia.
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Delante de él derramaré mi querella; delante de él denunciaré mi angustia.
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Cuando mi espíritu se angustiaba dentro de mí, tú conociste mi senda. En el camino en que andaba, me escondieron lazo.
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Miraba á la mano derecha, y observaba; mas no había quien me conociese; no tuve refugio, no había quien volviese por mi vida.
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Clamé á ti, oh Jehová, dije: Tú eres mi esperanza, y mi porción en la tierra de los vivientes.
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Escucha mi clamor, que estoy muy afligido; líbrame de los que me persiguen, porque son más fuertes que yo.
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Saca mi alma de la cárcel para que alabe tu nombre: Me rodearán los justos, porque tú me serás propicio.
From the cave to the company of the righteous
Traditionally tied to David hiding in a cave, the psalm names God as "my refuge, my portion in the land of the living" (v.5) precisely when human refuge is gone. The last line turns the cell into a future gathering: bring my soul out of prison "that I may give thanks," and the righteous will surround me.
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