Psalms 142:1
ContextNET © | A well-written song 2 by David, when he was in the cave; 3 a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; 4 to the Lord I plead for mercy. 5 |
NIV © | A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. |
NASB © | <<Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.>> I cry aloud with my voice to the LORD; I make supplication with my voice to the LORD. |
NLT © | <<A psalm of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.>> I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD’s mercy. |
MSG © | I cry out loudly to GOD, loudly I plead with GOD for mercy. |
BBE © | <Maschil. Of David. A prayer when he was in the hole of the rock.> The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord. |
NRSV © | With my voice I cry to the LORD; with my voice I make supplication to the LORD. |
NKJV © | <<A Contemplation of David. A Prayer when he was in the cave.>> I cry out to the LORD with my voice; With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication. |
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NET © | A well-written song 2 by David, when he was in the cave; 3 a prayer. To the Lord I cry out; 4 to the Lord I plead for mercy. 5 |
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1 sn Psalm 142. The psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies. 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7. 3 sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm while in “the cave.” This probably refers to either the incident recorded in 1 Sam 22:1 or to the one recorded in 1 Sam 24:3. See the superscription of Ps 57. 4 tn Heb “[with] my voice to the 5 tn Heb “[with] my voice to the |