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Psalms 142:2

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 142:3.

אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְeshpokhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “cast”, an unfinished actionH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.לְפָנָ֣יוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…שִׂיחִ֑יsichibabblingשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.צָ֝רָתִ֗יtsaratitroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “trouble”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.לְפָנָ֥יוlefanayvto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אַגִּֽידagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bewray”, an unfinished actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(142-3) I pour out my complaint before Him, I declare before Him my trouble;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.

Young’s Literal Translation

I pour forth before Him my meditation, My distress before Him I declare.

World English Bible

I pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.

Darby Translation

I pour out my plaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.

Douay-Rheims

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(142-3) I pour out my complaint before Him, I declare before Him my trouble;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will pour out before him my supplication: I will declare before him mine affliction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκχεῶ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ τὴν δέησίν μου, τὴν θλίψιν μου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἀπαγγελῶ.