{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/142","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:48:30.899Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":142,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":141,"nextChapter":143,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":7},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD did I make my supplication."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path.  In the way wherein I walked have they privately laid a snare for me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I cried to you, O LORD: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise your name: the righteous shall compass me about; for you shall deal bountifully with me."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 142 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 142](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/142)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/142 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}