Opening the chapter…
“A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.” (142:2) With my voice I cry unto the Lord: with my voice I make supplication unto the Lord.
(142:3) I pour out before him my grief: my distress I recite before him.
(142:4) When my spirit was overwhelmed within me—and thou knowest well my path—on the way whereon I desired to walk they had secretly laid a snare for me.
(142:5) Look to the right, and behold, yea, there is no man that recognizeth me: [every] refuge is lost to me; there is no one that careth for my soul.
(142:6) I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of life.
(142:7) Listen unto my entreaty; for I am very miserable: deliver me from my pursuers; for they are too mighty for me.
(142:8) Bring forth out of prison my soul, that I may thank thy name: with me shall the righteous crown themselves, when thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
Source
Leeser Tanakh. Public domain. Source: eBible.org (englee). Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.
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