PSALM 142 [†] With my voice I  l cry out to the LORD;

with my voice I  m plead for mercy to the LORD.

2 I  n pour out my complaint before him;

I tell my trouble before him.

3[†] When my spirit  o faints within me,

you know my way!

In the path where I walk

they have  p hidden a trap for me.

4[^]  q Look to the  r right and see:

 s there is none who takes notice of me;

 t no refuge remains to me;

no one cares for my soul.

5[†] I cry to you, O LORD;

I say, “You are my  u refuge,

my  v portion in  w the land of the living.”

6[^]  x Attend to my cry,

for  y I am brought very low!

Deliver me from my persecutors,

 z for they are too strong for me!

7  a Bring me out of prison,

that I may give thanks to your name!

The righteous will surround me,

for you will  b deal bountifully with me.

A Psalm of David.