Psalms 142:1
I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
3 Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
- KJV
- I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
- WEB
- I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.
- ASV
- I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
- DARBY
- {An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer.} I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
- BLB
- A Maskil of David, in his being in the cave. A prayer. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> With my voice to YHWH I cry out; with my voice to YHWH I plead for grace.
- ÅB
- Med min røst roper jeg til Herren, med min røst ber jeg inderlig til Herren.
- OTB
- Jeg roper med min stemme til Herren;
Jeg ber med min stemme til Herren om nåde. - B1930
- Med min røst roper jeg til Herren, med min røst beder jeg inderlig til Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 30:8
To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:
Read in contextPsalms 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Read in contextPsalms 141:1
I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
Read in contextPsalms 77:1–2
I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
Read in context1 Samuel 24:3
Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.
Read in contextPsalms 54:1
Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
Read in contextPsalms 32:1
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
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