Psalm 142

⁸To You, O Lord, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

¹For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

¹A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O Lord; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

¹For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

²In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

¹⁰And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

³Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

¹⁶O Lord, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.

⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁷During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

⁸Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

¹A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come before You.

²Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

⁵The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

⁹Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

⁴My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.

²From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

³³He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

³⁴Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

²You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

³You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

¹⁷But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the Lord, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

¹⁸You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.

¹¹Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

⁵⁶But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

¹³He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.

¹⁴My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.

¹⁶At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

⁵The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

¹³Still I am certain to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

⁹Because you have made the Lord your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—

¹⁰no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

²⁴“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

⁸Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

²³He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

⁶The Lord preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

³³Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

¹A prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

³⁷No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

¹¹For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

⁷He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free,

⁶Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

⁷Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.

⁶I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me.

¹¹See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

²⁴But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.