Salmos 142:2

2 Derramo perante ele a minha queixa; diante dele exponho a minha tribulação.

Salmos 142:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 142:2

I poured out my complaint before him
Not a complaint of the Lord and of his providences, but of himself; of his sins, and particularly his unbelief; and also of them that persecuted and afflicted him; which he "poured" out from the abundance of his heart, and in the bitterness of his soul; denoting the fulness of his prayer, his freedom in it, the power and fervency of it, and which he left before the Lord, and submitted to his will; see ( Psalms 102:1 ) , title;

I showed before him my trouble;
the present trouble he was in, being pursued and surrounded by Saul and his army; not as if the Lord was ignorant of it, and did not see and observe it, but to affect his own soul with it, to exercise grace under it, and ease his burdened and distressed mind; the best of men have their troubles both within and without, and the way to be rid of them is to carry them to the Lord.

Salmos 142:2 In-Context

1 Com a minha voz clamo ao Senhor; com a minha voz ao Senhor suplico.

2 Derramo perante ele a minha queixa; diante dele exponho a minha tribulação.

3 Quando dentro de mim esmorece o meu espírito, então tu conheces a minha vereda; no caminho em que eu ando ocultaram-me um laço.

4 Olha para a minha mão direita, e vê, pois não há quem me conheça; refúgio me faltou; ninguém se interessa por mim.

5 A ti, ó Senhor, clamei; eu disse: Tu és o meu refúgio, o meu quinhão na terra dos viventes.