Though my spirit [a]was in perplexity in me, yet thou knewest my path: in the way wherein I walked, have they privily laid a snare for me.

I looked upon my right hand, and beheld, but there was none that would know me: all refuge failed me, and [b]none cared for my soul.

Then cried I unto thee, O Lord, and said, Thou art mine [c]hope, and my portion in the land of the living.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:3 Hebrew, was folden or wrapped in me: meaning, as a thing that could have no issue.
  2. Psalm 142:4 Or, sought for myself.
  3. Psalm 142:5 Though all means failed him, yet he knew that God would never forsake him.

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