Psalm 142

1 I loudly cry out to the LORD;

   I plead for aid to GOD.

2 Before him pour my troubled thoughts;

   I tell him my distress.

3 For when my spirit is depressed,

   you guard the way I take;

   for in the path that I must walk

   men hide their snares for me.

4 Look to my right and you will see;

   none is concerned for me.

   I have no place where I can hide;

   none cares to guard my life.

5 I cry to you, O LORD, and say:

   "In you I shelter find;

   you are the one who's my support

   within the land of life."

6 Pay heed now to my cry and save;

   I am in desperate need.

   save me from those who dog my heels,

   for they're too strong for me.

7 O bring me from the prison house

   so I can thank your name.

   The just will crowd around me when

   your love is shown to me.

Tune: Orton (C M)

or Auld Lang Syne