PSALM 142

A Supplication for Protection from Evildoers


			
			01 I cry out to the LORD with my
			   voice;
			   With my supplication.
			02 I pour out my complaint before
			   Him;
			   I declare before Him my troubles.
			
			03 When my spirit was
			   overwelmed within me,
			   Then You knew my path.
			   In the way in which I walk
			   They have secretly set a snare
			   For me.
			04 Look on my right hand and see,
			   For there is no one who
			   Acknowledges me;
			   Refuge has failed me;
			   No one cares for my soul.
			
			05 I cried out to You, O LORD:
			   I said, "You are my refuge,
			   My portion in the land of the 
			   Living.
			06 Attend to my cry,
			   For I am brought very low;
			   Deliver me from my
			   Persecutors,
			   For they are stronger than I.
			07 Bring my soul out of prison
			   That I may praise Your name;
			   The righteous shall surround
			   Me,
			   For You shall deal bountifully
			   With me."