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Psalms 142
1[Maschil of David, when he was in the cave; a Prayer]. I cry with my voice unto Jehovah; With my voice unto Jehovah do I make supplication.
2I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
4Look on [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low: Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are stronger than I.
7Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks unto thy name: The righteous shall compass me about; For thou wilt deal bountifully with me.
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Abandonment Psalm 142:4, 5
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul. / I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Adullam: A Cave Near the Dead Sea Psalm 142:1
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Psalm 142:1, 2, 5–7
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. / I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him. / I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
David: King of Israel: Probably Writes Psalms Eleven at This Period of his Life Psalm 142:1
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Faith: Exemplified Psalm 142:3, 5
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me. / I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
God: Knowledge of Psalm 142:3
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
Inner Healing Psalm 142:7
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Music: Maschil: This Musical Sign Occurs in the Titles of Psalm 142:1
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Prayer: Importunity In Psalm 142:1, 2
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy. / I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
Praying out Loud Psalm 142:1
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
Prisons: Deep Afflictions Psalm 142:7
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Psalms: Afflictions Psalm 142:1
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in Knowing: The Afflictions of Saints Psalm 142:3
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
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Psalms 142:1-7 Maschil--(See on Ps 32:1, title). When he was in the
cave--either of Adullam (1Sa 22:1), or En-gedi (1Sa 24:3). This does not mean that the Psalm was composed in the cave, but that the precarious mode of life, of which his refuge in caves was a striking illustration, occasioned the complaint, which constitutes the first part of the Psalm and furnishes the reason for the prayer with which it concludes, and which, as the prominent characteristic, gives its name.
Psalms 142:1 Verse 1
with my voice--audibly, because earnestly.
Psalms 142:2 Verse 2
(Compare Ps 62:8). I poured out my complaint--or, "a sad musing."
Psalms 142:3 Verse 3
thou knewest ... path--The appeal is indicative of conscious innocence; knowest it to be right, and that my affliction is owing to the snares of enemies, and is not deserved (compare Ps 42:4; 61:2).
Psalms 142:4 Verse 4
Utter desolation is meant. right hand--the place of a protector (Ps 110:5). cared for--literally, "sought after," to do good.
Psalms 142:5 Verse 5
(Compare Ps 31:14; 62:7).
Psalms 142:6 Verse 6
(Compare Ps 17:1).
Psalms 142:7 Verse 7
(Compare Ps 25:17). that I may praise--literally, "for praising," or, "that Thy name may be praised," that is, by the righteous, who shall surround me with sympathizing joy (Ps 35:27). PSALM 143