Psalm 142 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

A Prayer for Help

(A special psalm and a prayer by David when he was in the cave.)

¹ I pray to you, Lord. I beg for mercy.

² I tell you all my worries and my troubles,

³ and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me. A trap has been hidden along my pathway.

⁴ Even if you look, you won't see anyone who cares enough to walk beside me. There is no place to hide, and no one who really cares.

⁵ I pray to you, Lord! You are my place of safety, and you are my choice in the land of the living. Please answer my prayer. I am completely helpless.

⁶ Help! They are chasing me, and they are too strong.

⁷ Rescue me from this prison, so I can praise your name. And when your people notice your wonderful kindness to me, they will rush to my side.