Psalm 142 | New International Version

A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.

1 I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.*

2 I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.

3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.

4 Look and see, there is no-one at my right hand; no-one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no-one cares for my life.

5 I cry to you, Lord; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’

6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

7 Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.

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La Bible du Semeur

Tu es mon seul abri

1 Méditation* de David. Prière qu’il prononça quand il était dans la caverne*.

2 A pleine voix, ╵je crie vers l’Eternel. A pleine voix, ╵je supplie l’Eternel,

3 et, devant lui, ╵je me répands en plaintes. En sa présence, ╵j’expose ma détresse.

4 Quand mon esprit ╵est abattu, toi tu connais ╵par quel chemin je passe. Sur la route où je marche, ils m’ont tendu un piège.

5 Regarde à droite* et vois: il n’y a plus personne ╵qui veuille me connaître! Je ne sais plus ╵où chercher un refuge et nul ne veut ╵s’inquiéter de ma vie.

6 O Eternel, ╵je fais appel à toi, et je m’écrie: ╵« Tu es mon seul abri! Tu es mon bien ╵au pays des vivants! »

7 Sois attentif ╵à mes supplications car j’ai touché ╵le fond de la misère. Délivre-moi ╵de mes persécuteurs! Ils sont bien plus puissants que moi.

8 Libère-moi ╵de ma prison pour que je puisse te louer! Autour de moi, ╵les justes feront cercle quand tu m’auras ╵comblé de tes bienfaits.

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