Son of Jesse / Adullam

Track 03 / Psalm 142 / 4:14

I Cry Aloud (Psalm 142)

A quiet acoustic setting of Psalm 142: an honest prayer from the cave that moves from isolation and complaint toward trust in God as refuge.

What is I Cry Aloud (Psalm 142) about?

Psalm 142 names the low place without disguising it: no one notices, no human refuge remains, and the singer feels overwhelmed. The song keeps that first-person desperation, then turns toward the Psalm's answer: God knows the path, hears the cry, and remains the singer's portion in the land of the living.

Hebrew refrain

What does “Attah machsi” mean?

Attah machsi (אַתָּה מַחְסִי) means “You are my refuge.” The phrase appears in the bridge as a spare, repeated confession: when every other refuge has failed, “You are my refuge” is still true.

Sound and listening

The arrangement uses intimate voice and nylon-string acoustic guitar with no percussion, backing track, synthesizer, or secondary instrument. Verified links below point to the individual single; full Adullam EP/package evidence remains pending.