A Maskil + 142:1 Maskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.
I Lift My Voice to the LORD
1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalm 57:1–11
1I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.+ 2I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.+ 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.+ 4Look on [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.+ 5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.+ 6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.+ 7Bring 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.+