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Psalms 142:2 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles. "
Psalms 142:2
Verse in Context
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1 I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.
2 I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me.
4 Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
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Psalms 142:1
"I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy."
Psalms 142:3
"When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, you knew my route. On the path in which I walk, they have hidden a snare for me."
Psalms 142:4
"Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul."
Psalms 142:5
"I cried to you, LORD. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”"
Psalms 142:6
"Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me."
Psalms 142:7
"Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me."
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