Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
{Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.} I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Holman Bible
A Davidic Maskil. When he was in the cave.
I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy.
International Standard Version
My voice cries out to the LORD; my voice pleads for mercy to the LORD.
A Conservative Version
I cry with my voice to LORD. With my voice to LORD I make supplication.
American Standard Version
I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
Amplified
I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.
Darby Translation
{An instruction of David; when he was in the cave: a prayer.} I cry unto Jehovah with my voice: with my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
Julia Smith Translation
Of the understanding to David; a prayer in his being in the cave. With my voice I will cry to Jehovah; with my voice I will entreat to Jehovah.
King James 2000
[A maschil of David. A prayer when he was in the cave.] I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
An Instruction of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to Jehovah with my voice; with my voice I prayed to Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{The Instruction of David, a prayer when he was in the cave} I cry unto the LORD with my voice; yea, even unto the LORD do I make my supplication.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
I cry with my voice to the LORD. With my voice, I ask the LORD for mercy.
The Emphasized Bible
With my voice - to Yahweh, make I outcry, With my voice - to Yahweh, make I supplication:
Webster
Maschil of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD I made my supplication.
World English Bible
I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
Youngs Literal Translation
An Instruction of David, a Prayer when he is in the cave. My voice is unto Jehovah, I cry, My voice is unto Jehovah, I entreat grace.
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 142:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Of Distress
1 The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord. 2 I put all my sorrows before him; and made clear to him all my trouble.
Cross References
Psalm 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
1 Samuel 22:1-2
So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.
1 Samuel 24:3
And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.
1 Chronicles 4:10
And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.
Psalm 28:2
Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.
Psalm 32:1
Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.
Psalm 54:1
Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.
Psalm 77:1-2
I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.
Psalm 141:1
Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.
Hebrews 11:38
Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.