Psalm 142

David in the cave, alone: "no one cares for my soul." He pours out his complaint and doesn't tidy it. Yet even while his spirit is faint, "You know my way," and God is his portion. The last line looks ahead: the righteous will gather around him again. Loneliness isn't the end of the story.

"Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me." (Psalm 142:3)