Psalm 142
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Chapter overview
Psalm 142 pours an honest complaint from isolation, danger, and apparent abandonment. With no human refuge visible, the cave prayer names God as portion and anticipates release into a grateful community.
IsolationRefugeComplaintRescue
1To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.
2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.
3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
5I cry out to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”
6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.
7Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 142
- Psalm 142:4-5Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to…
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