Psalm 142

¹I cry out loud for help from the LORD .

I beg out loud for mercy from the LORD .

²I pour out my concerns before God;

I announce my distress to him.

³When my spirit is weak inside me, you still know my way.

But they’ve hidden a trap for me in the path I’m taking.

⁴Look right beside me: See?

No one pays attention to me.

There’s no escape for me.

No one cares about my life.

⁵I cry to you, LORD , for help.

“You are my refuge,” I say.

“You are all I have in the land of the living.”

⁶Pay close attention to my shouting,

because I’ve been brought down so low!

Deliver me from my oppressors

because they’re stronger than me.

⁷Get me out of this prison

so I can give thanks to your name.

Then the righteous will gather all around me

because of your good deeds to me.