142:6 Listen to my cry for help,
for I am in serious trouble! 1
Rescue me from those who chase me,
for they are stronger than I am.
142:7 Free me 2 from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.
Because of me the godly will assemble, 3
for you will vindicate me. 4
1 tn Heb “for I am very low.”
2 tn Heb “bring out my life.”
3 tn Or “gather around.”
4 tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.