YOU ARE MY LORD AND MY REFUGE!

You Are My Refuge

Psa 142:1 A prayer of David when he was in the cave. A maskil. I call out to the LORD. I pray to him for his favor.

Psa 142:2 I pour out my problem to him. I tell him about my trouble.

Psa 142:3 When I grow weak, you know what I'm going through. In the path where I walk, people have hidden a trap to catch me.

Psa 142:4 Look around me, and you will see that no one is concerned about me. I have no place of safety. No one cares whether I live or die.

Psa 142:5 LORD, I cry out to you. I say, "You are my place of safety. You are everything I need in this life."

Psa 142:6 Listen to my cry. I am in great need. Save me from those who are chasing me. They are too strong for me.

Psa 142:7 My troubles are like a prison. Set me free so I can praise your name. Then those who do what is right will gather around me because you have been good to me. NiRV Bible.

You Are My Refuge

Psa 142:1 A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of David; when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I CRY to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord do I make supplication.

Psa 142:2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell before Him my trouble.

Psa 142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed and fainted [throwing all its weight] upon me, then You knew my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a snare for me.

Psa 142:4 Look on the right hand [the point of attack] and see; for there is no man who knows me [to appear for me]. Refuge has failed me and I have no way to flee; no man cares for my life or my welfare.

Psa 142:5 I cried to You, O Lord; I said, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.

Psa 142:6 Attend to my loud cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

Psa 142:7 Bring my life out of prison, that I may confess, praise, and give thanks to Your name; the righteous will surround me and crown themselves because of me, for You will deal bountifully with me. AMPC Bible.