Psalms 142:2-7

2 I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.

3 When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;

4 look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.

5 I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."

6 Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

7 Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. [The] righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.

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Psalms 142:2-7 Meaning and Commentary

Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. Of the word "maschil," See Gill on "Ps 32:1," title. This psalm is called a prayer, as some others are, the ninetieth and hundred second psalms: and was composed by David when either in the cave of Adullam, 1 Samuel 22:1; or rather in the cave at Engedi, where he cut off Saul's skirt, 1 Samuel 24:3; as Jarchi and Kimchi think. The psalm represents the troubles of David, and of the Messiah his antitype, and is applicable to the church of God, or to any particular soul when in distress.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Hebrew "a refuge has perished from me"
[b]. Or "life"
[c]. Hebrew "my soul"

Psalms 142:2-7

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Psalms 142:2-7 Meaning and Commentary

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