Psalms 142

David, hiding in a cave and pursued by enemies, pours out his complaint to YHWH, acknowledging his weakness and that his persecutors are too strong for him.[1][2] He expresses confidence that YHWH is his refuge and portion, and prays for deliverance from prison so that he may praise YHWH's name and be surrounded by the righteous.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

A Maskil insight-imparting composition of David to David to David when he was in his being in the cave in the cave A Prayer interceding prayer

Verse 1 מַשְׂכִּ֥יל 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 masekil A Maskil insight-imparting composition HNcmsa לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np בִּ/הְיוֹת֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤅 biheyoto when he was in his being HR/Vqc/Sp3ms בַ/מְּעָרָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤄 vamearah in the cave in the cave HRd/Ncfsa תְפִלָּֽה 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤄 tefilah A Prayer interceding prayer HNcfsa

my voice my voice to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I cry out I cry out my voice my voice to toward the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I supplicate I plead for grace

Verse 2 ק֭וֹלִ/י 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 qoli my voice my voice HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶזְעָ֑ק 𐤀𐤆𐤏𐤒 ezeaq I cry out I cry out HVqi1cs ק֝וֹלִ֗/י 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤉 qoli-2 my voice my voice HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶתְחַנָּֽן 𐤀𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤍 etechanan I supplicate I plead for grace HVti1cs

I pour out I will pour out before him before his face my complaint my meditation my distress my constricted distress before him before his face I will declare I will set forth

Verse 3 אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤊 eshepokhe I pour out I will pour out HVqi1cs לְ/פָנָ֣י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms שִׂיחִ֑/י 𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤉 sichi my complaint my meditation HNcmsc/Sp1cs צָ֝רָתִ֗/י 𐤑𐤓𐤕/𐤉 tsarati my distress my constricted distress HNcfsc/Sp1cs לְ/פָנָ֥י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv-2 before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms אַגִּֽיד 𐤀𐤂𐤉𐤃 agid I will declare I will set forth HVhi1cs

when I am overwhelmed in wrapping oneself over me upon me my spirit my breath-spirit and you and you (masculine singular) know you have known my path my well-trodden path on the way in a well-trodden path this that which I walk I walk about they have hidden we have hidden away snare spread-out snare for me —

Verse 4 בְּ/הִתְעַטֵּ֬ף 𐤁/𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤈𐤐 behiteatef when I am overwhelmed in wrapping oneself HR/Vtc עָלַ֨/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay over me upon me HR/Sp1cs רוּחִ֗/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi Roho (Swahili) my spirit my breath-spirit HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/אַתָּה֮ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms יָדַ֪עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta know you have known HVqp2ms נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥/י 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤉 netivati my path my well-trodden path HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְּ/אֹֽרַח 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤇 beorach on the way in a well-trodden path HR/Ncbsa ז֥וּ 𐤆𐤅 zu this that which HTr אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤊 ahalekhe I walk I walk about HVpi1cs טָמְנ֖וּ 𐤈𐤌𐤍𐤅 tamenu they have hidden we have hidden away HVqp3cp פַ֣ח 𐤐𐤇 fach snare spread-out snare HNcmsa לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs

Look Fix your gaze right right hand and-see and see! and-no and there is not to-me — recognizer the one who recognizes perished he perished escape place of escape from-me from me no there is not seeker the seeking-one for-my-soul for my living self

Verse 5 הַבֵּ֤יט 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈 habeyt Look Fix your gaze HVhv2ms יָמִ֨ין 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 yamin right right hand HNcfsa וּ/רְאֵה֮ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤄 ureeh and-see and see! HC/Vqv2ms וְ/אֵֽין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-no and there is not HC/Tn לִ֪/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs מַ֫כִּ֥יר 𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤓 makir recognizer the one who recognizes HVhrmsa אָבַ֣ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad perished he perished HVqp3ms מָנ֣וֹס 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤎 manos escape place of escape HNcmsa מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from-me from me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֖ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there is not HTn דּוֹרֵ֣שׁ 𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤔 doresh seeker the seeking-one HVqrmsa לְ/נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 lenafeshi for-my-soul for my living self HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs

I cried out I cried out to you toward you the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I said I said you are you my refuge my shelter-refuge my portion my allotted portion in the land in land of the living the living ones

Verse 6 זָעַ֥קְתִּי 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤕𐤉 zaaqeti I cried out I cried out HVqp1cs אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms יְה֫וָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אָ֭מַרְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I said HVqp1cs אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you HPp2ms מַחְסִ֑/י 𐤌𐤇𐤎/𐤉 machesi my refuge my shelter-refuge HNcmsc/Sp1cs חֶ֝לְקִ֗/י 𐤇𐤋𐤒/𐤉 cheleqi my portion my allotted portion HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in land HR/Ncbsc הַֽ/חַיִּים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim of the living the living ones HTd/Aampa

Attend to it Give attentive heed to toward my cry my resounding cry for for/because I am brought very low I have grown low very with great force deliver me Snatch me away from my persecutors from my pursuers for for/because they are stronger they were strong than I from me

Verse 7 הַקְשִׁ֤יבָ/ה 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 haqeshivah Attend to it Give attentive heed HVhv2ms/Sh אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR רִנָּתִ/י֮ 𐤓𐤍𐤕/𐤉 rinati my cry my resounding cry HNcfsc/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י 𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉 daloti I am brought very low I have grown low HVqp1cs מְאֹ֥ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD הַצִּילֵ֥/נִי 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 hatsileni deliver me Snatch me away HVhv2ms/Sp1cs מֵ/רֹדְפַ֑/י 𐤌/𐤓𐤃𐤐/𐤉 merodefay from my persecutors from my pursuers HR/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC אָמְצ֣וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤅 ametsu they are stronger they were strong HVqp3cp מִמֶּֽ/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni than I from me HR/Sp1cs

Bring out bring her out from prison from a smith my soul my living being that I may give thanks to publicly acknowledge to object-marker Your name your name because of me — will crown they will encircle the righteous righteous ones for for/because You will deal bountifully you will repay with me upon me

Verse 8 ה֘וֹצִ֤יאָ/ה 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤄 hotsiah Bring out bring her out HVhv2ms/Sh מִ/מַּסְגֵּ֨ר 𐤌/𐤌𐤎𐤂𐤓 mimaseger from prison from a smith HR/Ncmsa נַפְשִׁ/י֮ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs לְ/הוֹד֪וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 lehodot that I may give thanks to publicly acknowledge HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to object-marker HTo שְׁ֫מֶ֥/ךָ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shemekha Your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms בִּ֭/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi because of me HR/Sp1cs יַכְתִּ֣רוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤕𐤓𐤅 yakhetiru will crown they will encircle HVhi3mp צַדִּיקִ֑ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim the righteous righteous ones HAampa כִּ֖י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC תִגְמֹ֣ל 𐤕𐤂𐤌𐤋 tigemol You will deal bountifully you will repay HVqi2ms עָלָֽ/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay with me upon me HR/Sp1cs

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