{"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/ylt/psalms/142","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:40:26.078Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":142,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":141,"nextChapter":143,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":7},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"An Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice is unto Jehovah, I cry, My voice is unto Jehovah, I entreat grace."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I pour forth before Him my meditation, My distress before Him I declare."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way in which I walk, They have hid a snare for me."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Looking on the right hand — and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 142 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 142](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/142)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/142 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}