Psalm 142

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

1 I cried unto the | Lord • with my | voice; ||

yea, even unto the | Lord • did I | make my • suppli- | cation. ||

2 I poured | 3 out my • com- | plaints be•fore him, ||

and | showed him | of my | trouble. ||

3 When my spirit was in heaviness, thou | 3 knewest my | path; ||

in the way wherein I walked, have they | 3 privily | laid a | snare • for me. ||

4 I looked also upon my right hand, and saw there was | no man • that would | know me. ||

5 I had no place to flee unto, and | no man | cared • for my | soul. ||

6 I cried unto thee, O | Lord, and | said, ||

Thou art my hope, and my | portion • in the | land • of the | living. ||

7 Consider my complaint; for I am | brought • very | low. ||

8 O deliver me from my persecutors; | for they | are too | strong • for me. ||

2nd half

9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give | thanks un•to thy | Name; ||

which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the | 3 righteous re- | sort un•to my | compa•ny. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||