Psalm 142:1

Hebrew	מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִ֑ד בִּהְיוֹת֖וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 בַמְּעָרָ֣ה תְפִלָּֽה
ESV	A MASKIL OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE CAVE. A PRAYER. With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.
NIV	I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy.
NLT	I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD's mercy.
LXX	συνέσεως τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Δαυιδ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εἶναιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σπηλαίῳ προσευχή
KJV	I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.

^{Psalm 141:10 ← Psalm 142:1 → Psalm 142:2}

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