Psalm 142

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142

Psalms 142:0 Either that of Adullam, 1 Samuel 22:0, or that of En-gedi, 1 Samuel 24:0. There he meditated this Psalm, which afterwards he more accurately composed and committed to writing. David, finding help no where in his straits and afflictions, Psalms 142:1-4, crieth and comforteth himself in prayer to God, Psalms 142:6,Psalms 142:7. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:1

With my voice; either, 1. With the voice of my soul. But so this addition would be superfluous, and much more the repetition of it, because that is necessarily implied in the former word, I cried, and in the following, I make my supplication. Or rather, 2. With my corporeal voice, which the fervour of my soul forced me to use, when I could not do it without some danger, the enemy being at the mouth of the cave. And so this addition is emphatical, and therefore is repeated. But it is probable... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:2

I poured out; I did it fully, and fervently, and confidently. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:3

Thou knewest, to wit, practically, so as to direct me to it. My path; what paths I should choose whereby I might escape Saul, when I fled hither and thither in deserts, and mountains, and woods; and which way I should get out of his hands when he and all his men were at the cave’s mouth, which passed my skill. Wherein I walked; wherein I used to walk, or they supposed that I would walk. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:4

Right hand; the place where the patron or assistant used to stand. See Psalms 16:8; Psalms 109:31; Psalms 121:5. No man, to wit, in Saul’s court or camp; none of my former acquaintance, and friends. and relations. Know me; own me, or show any respect or kindness to me. For my soul; or, for my life, to wit, to preserve it; but they all conspired to take it away; which is here implied. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:5

Thou only art both my refuge to defend me from all evil, and my portion to supply me with all the good which I need and desire. In the land of the living; even in this life, wherein I doubt not to see God’s goodness, as he said, Psalms 27:13. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:7

Bring my soul out of prison; bring me safe out of this cave, wherein I am imprisoned, and set me at perfect liberty. Shall compass me about; shall flock to me from all parts, partly out of curiosity to see such a spectacle and miracle of God’s power and mercy; and partly to rejoice and bless God with me and for me, and for all the benefits which they expect from my government. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

INTRODUCTION“A maschil of David,” ie., an instruction or a didactic poem by David. “A prayer when he was in the cave;” “That is,” says Barnes, “either a prayer which he composed while there, or which he composed afterwards, putting into a poetic form the substance of the prayer which he breathed forth there. The reference may be either to the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1), or to that in Engedi (1 Samuel 24:3). In both cases the circumstances were substantially the same, for David had fled to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:7

Psalms 142:7 I. Consider what is to be understood by "the soul in prison." The ideas suggested by the word "prison" are such as these: deprivation of liberty, severe and gloomy restraint, and exclusion from all sources of worldly comfort and enjoyment. We may say also that there is usually associated with it the idea of degradation and infamy. We are led by the text to connect these ideas with certain states of the soul, or certain experiences through which it may sometimes have to pass. (1)... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 142:7

DISCOURSE: 737LIBERTY DESIREDPsalms 142:7. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name!GREAT are the changes which, from time to time, we observe in the material world; namely, from darkness to light, from barrenness to fertility, from death to life. Such likewise take place in the spiritual world; for men, by the Gospel, are “turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.” Nor is this spiritual change less visible than the other. There are signs whereby we may... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:1

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:7

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 142:7

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