Psaume 142:2

2 Je répands ma plainte devant lui, Je lui raconte ma détresse.

Psaume 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.

Psaume 142:2 In-Context

1 Cantique de David. Lorsqu'il était dans la caverne. Prière. De ma voix je crie à l'Eternel, De ma voix j'implore l'Eternel.

2 Je répands ma plainte devant lui, Je lui raconte ma détresse.

3 Quand mon esprit est abattu au dedans de moi, Toi, tu connais mon sentier. Sur la route où je marche Ils m'ont tendu un piège.

4 Jette les yeux à droite, et regarde! Personne ne me reconnaît, Tout refuge est perdu pour moi, Nul ne prend souci de mon âme.

5 Eternel! c'est à toi que je crie. Je dis: Tu es mon refuge, Mon partage sur la terre des vivants.