Psalm 142. Voce mea ad Dominum.

1. I CRIED unto the Lord with my voice; *
   yea, even unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
2. I poured out my complaints before him, *
   and showed him of my trouble.
3. When my spirit was in heaviness, thou knewest my path; *
   in the way wherein I walked, have they privily laid a snare for me.
4. I looked also upon my right hand, *
   and saw there was no man that would know me.
5. I had no place to flee unto, *
   and no man cared for my soul.
6. I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said, *
   Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living.
7. Consider my complaint; *
   for I am brought very low.
8. O deliver me from my persecutors; *
   for they are too strong for me.
9. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy Name; *
   which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company.