--- title: Psalms 142 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 142 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/142/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 142 # Psalms 142 8 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [142:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.1/) — מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַמְּעָרָה תְפִלָּֽה׃ — Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer. - [142:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.2/) — קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶזְעָק קוֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃ — With my voice I cry unto the LORD; with my voice I make supplication unto the LORD. - [142:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.3/) — אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי צָרָתִי לְפָנָיו אַגִּֽיד׃ — I pour out my complaint before Him, I declare before Him my trouble; - [142:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.4/) — בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי ׀ רוּחִי וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ נְֽתִיבָתִי בְּאֹֽרַח־זוּ אֲהַלֵּךְ טָמְנוּ פַח לִֽי׃ — When my spirit fainteth within me — Thou knowest my path — in the way wherein I walk have they hidden a snare for me. - [142:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.5/) — הַבֵּיט יָמִין ׀ וּרְאֵה וְאֵֽין־לִי מַכִּיר אָבַד מָנוֹס מִמֶּנִּי אֵין דּוֹרֵשׁ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ — Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; no man careth for my soul. - [142:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.6/) — זָעַקְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה אָמַרְתִּי אַתָּה מַחְסִי חֶלְקִי בְּאֶרֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃ — I have cried unto Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.' - [142:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.7/) — הַקְשִׁיבָה ׀ אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי כִּֽי־דַלּוֹתִי מְאֹד הַצִּילֵנִי מֵרֹדְפַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ — Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me. - [142:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.142.8/) — הוֹצִיאָה מִמַּסְגֵּר ׀ נַפְשִׁי לְהוֹדוֹת אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ בִּי יַכְתִּרוּ צַדִּיקִים כִּי תִגְמֹל עָלָֽי׃ — Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto Thy name; the righteous shall crown themselves because of me; for Thou wilt deal bountifully with me. - ← previous: [Psalms 141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/141/) - next →: [Psalms 143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/143/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)