Psalm 142 "I cry for mercy to the LORD; To him I lift my voice in prayer." To Herongate. Sing Psalms

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Psalm 142
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"I cry for mercy to the LORD; To him I lift my voice in prayer."
tune: Herongate
Falkirk Free Church
The images are only intended to provide resonances with some aspects of the psalm; they are not intended as a one-to-one correspondences. They are more like visual cross-references.
images:
William Brassey Hole - Elijah in the desert of Horeb (1 Kings 19)
Michal at the window (1 Samuel 18)
cities of refuge (Numbers 35, Deuteronomy 4 & 19, Joshua 20-21, 1 Chronicles 6)
Rosser1954 - Alexander Peden's Cave, view of the Lugar Gorge, Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Elijah hiding in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan (1 Kings 17)
David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
TheThree (2 Samuel 23 & 1 Chronicles 11)

PSALM 142 L.M.

1 I cry for mercy to the LORD;
To him I lift my voice in prayer.
2 Before the LORD I bring my plea;
To him my trouble I declare.

3 Each time my spirit faints in me,
You are the one who knows my way;
For in the path on which I walk
A hidden snare for me they lay.

4 Look to my right hand and take note:
There is not one concerned for me.
I have no refuge; no one cares
For me in my adversity.

5 I cry aloud to you, O LORD:
“You are my hiding place in strife.
You are the one sustaining me;
You keep me in the land of life.”

6 LORD, listen to my cry for help,
For I am in extremity.
Save me from those who seek my life,
Because they are too strong for me.

7 So that I may give thanks to you,
From prison’s darkness set me free.
The righteous then will gather round,
Because you’ve shown your love to me.

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