Psalm 142

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I ^(A)cry aloud with my voice to the Lord;
I ^(B)make supplication with my voice to the Lord.

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I ^(C)pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my ^(D)trouble before Him.

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When ^(E)my spirit ^(c)was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have ^(F)hidden a trap for me.

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Look to the right and see;
For there is ^(G)no one who regards me;
^(d)There is no ^(H)escape for me;
^(I)No one cares for my soul.

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I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are ^(J)my refuge,
My ^(K)portion in the ^(L)land of the living.

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“^(M)Give heed to my cry,
For I am ^(N)brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too ^(O)strong for me.

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“^(P)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will ^(Q)deal bountifully with me.”

a. Psalm 142:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 142:1: ['1 Sam 22:1; 24:3']

c. Psalm 142:3: ['Lit ', fainted]

d. Psalm 142:4: ['Lit ', Escape has perished from me]

A. Psalm 142:1: Psalm 77:1

B. Psalm 142:1: Psalm 30:8

D. Psalm 142:2: Psalm 77:2

E. Psalm 142:3: Psalm 77:3; Psalm 143:4

F. Psalm 142:3: Psalm 140:5

G. Psalm 142:4: Psalm 31:11; Psalm 88:8; Psalm 88:18

H. Psalm 142:4: Job 11:20; Jeremiah 25:35

I. Psalm 142:4: Jeremiah 30:17

J. Psalm 142:5: Psalm 91:2; Psalm 91:9

K. Psalm 142:5: Psalm 16:5; Psalm 73:26

L. Psalm 142:5: Psalm 27:13

M. Psalm 142:6: Psalm 17:1

N. Psalm 142:6: Psalm 79:8; Psalm 116:6

O. Psalm 142:6: Psalm 18:17

P. Psalm 142:7: Psalm 143:11; Psalm 146:7

Q. Psalm 142:7: Psalm 13:6