142:1 I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

142:2 I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way in which I walk, They have hidden a snare for me.

142:4 Look on my right, and see; For there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

142:5 I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living."

142:6 Listen to my cry, For I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.