Psalms — Chapter 142
A maskil of David, while he was in the cave.aCf. 1 Sam. 24.3–4. A prayer.
I cry aloud to GOD;I appeal to GOD loudly for mercy.
I pour out my complaint directly;I recount my tale of trouble
when my spirit fails within me.You know my course;they have laid a trap in the path I walk.
Look at my right and see—I have no friend;there is nowhere I can flee,no one cares about me.
So I cry to You, O ETERNAL One;I say, “You are my refuge,all I have in the land of the living.”
Listen to my cry, for I have been brought very low;save me from my pursuers,for they are too strong for me.
Free me from prison,that I may praise Your name.The righteous shall glory in mebshall glory in me Meaning of Heb. uncertain. for Your gracious dealings with me.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”