142:4 Look to the right and see!
No one cares about me. 1
I have nowhere to run; 2
no one is concerned about my life. 3
142:5 I cry out to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my shelter,
my security 4 in the land of the living.”
142:6 Listen to my cry for help,
for I am in serious trouble! 5
Rescue me from those who chase me,
for they are stronger than I am.
142:7 Free me 6 from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
Because of me the godly will assemble, 7
for you will vindicate me. 8
1 tn Heb “there is no one who recognizes me.”
2 tn Heb “ a place of refuge perishes from me.”
3 tn Heb “there is no one who seeks for the sake of my life.”
4 tn Heb “my portion.” The psalmist compares the
5 tn Heb “for I am very low.”
6 tn Heb “bring out my life.”
7 tn Or “gather around.”
8 tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.