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<< PSALM CXLII. >>
Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer.
1. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah;
With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
2. I pour out my complaint before him;
I show before him my trouble.
3. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Thou knewest my path.
In the way wherein I walk
Have they hidden a snare for me.
4. Look on my right hand, and see; .
For there is no man that knoweth me:
Refuge hath failed me;
No man careth for my soul.
5. I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;
I said, Thou art my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6. Attend unto my cry;
For I am brought very low:
Deliver me from my persecutors;
For they are stronger than I.
7. Bring my soul out of prison,
That I may give thanks unto thy name:
The righteous shall compass me about;
For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
1. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah;
With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
2. I pour out my complaint before him;
I show before him my trouble.
3. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
Thou knewest my path.
In the way wherein I walk
Have they hidden a snare for me.
4. Look on my right hand, and see; .
For there is no man that knoweth me:
Refuge hath failed me;
No man careth for my soul.
1-4. Prayer of the Lord to the Father, to give help in temptations. P. P.
4. See Psalm xxxii. 2. L. 48.
5. I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;
I said, Thou art my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
6. Attend unto my cry;
For I am brought very low:
Deliver me from my persecutors;
For they are stronger than I.
5, 6. Because He is known by no one except the Father only, in whom is His trust. P. P.
6. See Psalm Hi. 7. A. 290.
Salvation is called life eternal, for the same reason heaven is called the land of the living. E. 186.
7, 8. May He be delivered from temptations and come among those who acknowledge Him. P. P.
Author: EMANUEL SWEDENBORG (1688-1772)
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