Psalms 142:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 30:8 : 8 To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.
  • Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!
  • Ps 54:1 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. It was written when the Ziphites came and informed Saul:“David is hiding with us.” O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!
  • Ps 141:1 : 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!
  • Heb 11:38 : 38 (the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.
  • Ps 32:1 : 1 By David; a well-written song. How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
  • 1 Sam 22:1-2 : 1 David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him. 2 All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.
  • 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
  • 1 Chr 4:10 : 10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel,“If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” God answered his prayer.
  • Ps 77:1-2 : 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me. 2 In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 8To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

  • Ps 77:1-2
    2 verses
    86%

    1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

    2In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

  • 1A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • 1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

  • 1The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

  • 2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

    2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • 6I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • 81%

    4To the LORD I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill.(Selah)

  • 6In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • 1For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

  • 7Hear me, O LORD, when I cry out! Have mercy on me and answer me!

  • 7In my distress I called to the LORD; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • Ps 88:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O LORD God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

    2Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

  • 79%

    2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

  • Ps 116:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,

    2and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

  • 17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.

  • Ps 142:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • 4I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

  • 2O LORD my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

  • 78%

    145ק(Qof) I cried out with all my heart,“Answer me, O LORD! I will observe your statutes.”

    146I cried out to you,“Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.”

  • 22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • 1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

  • 1For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

  • Ps 28:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1By David. To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

    2Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!

  • 6The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • 2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

  • 56You heard my plea:“Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!”

  • 3Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry out to you all day long!

  • 6I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

  • 75%

    1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

  • 1A prayer of David. LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

  • Ps 55:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

    17During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

  • 2and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

  • 6O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • 75%

    9The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.

  • 3When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.

  • 2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.

  • 5In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.

  • 12Hear my prayer, O LORD! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am a foreign resident with you, a temporary settler, just as all my ancestors were.

  • 2O God, listen to my prayer! Pay attention to what I say!

  • 13As for me, I cry out to you, O LORD; in the morning my prayer confronts you.