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The Hunters in the Snow. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Psalm 142

7 verses · Lament psalm

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

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I cry aloud to the LORD;I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

I pour out my complaint before Him;I reveal my trouble to Him.

Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way.Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.

Look to my right and see; no one attends to me.There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.

I cry to You, O LORD:“You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low.Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name.The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

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