Psalms 142:7
Free my soul from prison,
What it says
David asks to be freed from prison so he may praise God's name, with the righteous surrounding him because God has dealt bountifully with him.
What it is doing
This verse closes the psalm by aiming deliverance toward public thanksgiving.
In context
1A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. 2I pour out my complaint before Him; 3Although my spirit grows faint within me, 4Look to my right and see; 5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, 6Listen to my cry, 7Free my soul from prison,