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Psalms 142:1

NETBible	A well-written song² 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 © biblegateway Psa 142:1	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 © biblegateway Psa 142:1	<> I cry aloud with my voice to the LORD; I make supplication with my voice to the LORD.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 142:1	<> I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD’s mercy.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 142:1	I cry out loudly to GOD, loudly I plead with GOD for mercy.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 142:1	The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 142:1	With my voice I cry to the LORD; with my voice I make supplication to the LORD.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 142:1	<> I cry out to the LORD with my voice; With my voice to the LORD I make my supplication.
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KJV	<<Maschil <04905> (8688) of David <01732>_; A Prayer <08605> when he was in the cave <04631>.>> I cried <02199> (8799) unto the LORD <03068> with my voice <06963>_; with my voice <06963> unto the LORD <03068> did I make my supplication <02603> (8691)_. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm of David, giving instruction}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 142:1	Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry <02199> aloud <02199> with my voice <06963> to the LORD <03068> ; I make <02603> supplication <02603> with my voice <06963> to the LORD <03068> .
LXXM	(141:1) sunesewv <4907> N-GSF tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-GSN einai <1510> V-PAN auton <846> P-ASM en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN sphlaiw <4693> N-DSN proseuch <4335> N-NSF (141:2) fwnh <5456> N-DSF mou <1473> P-GS prov <4314> PREP kurion <2962> N-ASM ekekraxa <2896> V-AAI-1S fwnh <5456> N-DSF mou <1473> P-GS prov <4314> PREP kurion <2962> N-ASM edehyhn <1210> V-API-1S
NET [draft] ITL	A well-written song <04905> by David <01732> , when he was <01961> in the cave <04631> ; a prayer <08605> . To <0413> the Lord <03068> I cry out <06963> ; to <0413> the Lord <03068> I plead <06963> <02199> for mercy <02603> .
HEBREW	Nnxta <02603> hwhy <03068> la <0413> ylwq <06963> qeza <02199> hwhy <03068> la <0413> ylwq ((2)) <06963> hlpt <08605> hremb <04631> wtwyhb <01961> dwdl <01732> lykvm (142:1) <04905>

NETBible

A well-written song² 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

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 142. The psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies.

²tn 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.

³sn 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.

⁴tn Heb “[with] my voice to the Lord I cry out.”

⁵tn Heb “[with] my voice to the Lord I plead for mercy.”