{"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/wbt/psalms/142","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-13T06:07:09.209Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":142,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":141,"nextChapter":143,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":7},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Maschil of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made 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 thou knewest my path. In the way in which I walked have they privily 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 thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art 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 thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 142 (WBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 142](https://primebible.com/wbt/psalms/142)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WBT. https://primebible.com/wbt/psalms/142 (accessed 2026-06-13)."}}