Psalm 142

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Psalms 142:1-7 . This is a prayer of David when he was in the cave. No doubt the cave of Adullam when he was hiding from Saul.I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my prayer. I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privately laid a trap for me. I looked upon my right hand, and I beheld, but there was no man that would know me:... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 142:1-7

The title of this psalm seems undisputed; and it therefore fixes the author and the occasion of its composition. Maschil, or an instruction, of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Samuel 24:3. Whether the cave of Adullam, or that of Engedi be intended, is not known. Psalms 142:4 . No man cared for my soul. Hebrews nephesh is often rendered “life,” as in Genesis 2:7. Exodus 4:19. Those who sought thy life are dead. 1 Samuel 20:1. My life is yet whole in me. 2... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:1-7

Psalms 142:1-7I cried unto the Lord with my voice.Religion in the trials of life: -I. The trials here represented. He speaks of himself as--1. Overwhelmed (verse 3).2. Walking in snares (verse 3).3. Destitute of friends (verse 4).4. Greatly reduced (verse 6).5. Greatly persecuted (verse 6).6. Imprisoned (verse 7). Ignorance, poverty, affliction, all these imprison.II. The religion here displayed.1. Religion manifesting itself in prayer to God. A practical realization of our dependence on our... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:3

Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then Thou knewest my path. Affliction and consolationI. The dejection which he felt.1. A painful consciousness of past guilt.2. An oppressive endurance of present trouble.3. A keen anticipation of future ills.II. The refuge that he sought. “Then Thou knewest my path.” It supposes that God was consulted about his path, that the case was distinctly brought before God in prayer, and that the case was one which would bear to be submitted to the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:4

Psalms 142:4No man cared for my soul God’s care for each lifeWith normal natures happiness begins with the thought that God has time to care for each life.In a world where no grain of sand escapes Nature’s notice, where there are no runaway stars or suns, where a Divine Ruler leads a beautiful world out of darkness, fire-mist, and chaos, man cannot support the thought that there is no place for him in God’s loving providence. So momentous are those events named a betrothal, a marriage, the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:5

Psalms 142:5Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.God in Christ, the believer’s refuge and portionI. Concerning the refuge.1. God in Christ is the refuge itself (Isaiah 4:6; Zechariah 3:8; Zechariah 6:12; John 1:14; Isaiah 32:2; Deuteronomy 33:27).2. This refuge is by a legal destination a refuge for lost mankind (2 Corinthians 5:19; John 3:14-16; Titus 3:4).(1) For the oppressed (Psalms 9:9; Psalms 72:4; Romans 16:20).(2) For outcasts (Psalms 142:4-5).(3) For debtors... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:7

Psalms 142:7Bring my soul out of prison.The soul in prisonI. The prison into which so many souls are cast. David said, “In the way wherein I walked, the hunters laid a snare for me.” No one had better intentions than David; and I believe that nobody has better intentions than ourselves. But the best of wishes will do us little benefit unless we have brave resolves. To intend well is one thing; but if the intention stop short of action, it is worth nothing. When we intend well without practical... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:1

Psalms 142:1 « Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. » I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. When he was in the cave ] sc. Of Engedi, 1 Samuel 24:1 Loquitur in spelunca, sed prophetat in Christo, saith Hilary. Ver. 1. I cried unto the Lord with my voice ] sc. Of my heart, and more with my mind than mouth; for if he had been heard, he had been taken up by the enemy. Thus Moses cried, but uttered nothing, Exodus 14:15 , ... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:2

Psa 142:2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. Ver. 2. I poured out my complaint ] Heb. my mussitation. I showed before him ] Plainly and plentifully, how my danger increased to a very crisis, as one expresseth it. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:3

Psa 142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. Ver. 3. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me ] Or, covered over, with grief, as the Greek expoundeth it. Then thou knewest my path ] sc. That I neither fretted nor fainted; or, thou knewest how to make a way to escape, 1 Corinthians 10:13 . The Lord knoweth how to deliver his, 2 Peter 2:9 . read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 142:1-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:1-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:4

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:5

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:1

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:2

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:3

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