Psalm 142 in full. Tune: Finnart

Sing Psalms
Psalm 142
"I cry for mercy to the LORD; To him I lift my voice in prayer."
Tune: Finnart
St. Peter's Free Church, Dundee
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.
image: The Cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15)

Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer
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.