Psalms 142:2

Psalms 142:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
• New International Version (NIV)I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble.

Context of Psalms 142:2

1I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. 3When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness], You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me. 4Look to the right [the point of attack] and see; For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor]. Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run; No one cares about my life.

Psalms 142:2 word by word

אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ לְפָנָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י צָ֝רָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֥יו אַגִּֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I poured outשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: pourH8210
• my complaintשִׂיחַώîyach · complaintH7879
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• him; I shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• him my troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Psalms 142:2

• Psalms 42:4These things I [vividly] remember as I pour out my soul; How I used to go along before the great crowd of people and lead them in procession to the house of God [like a choirmaster before his singers, timing the steps to the music and the chant of the song], With the voice of joy and thanksgiving, a great crowd keeping a festival.
• Psalms 62:8Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
• Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry for help come to You!
• 1 Samuel 1:15But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:16O Lord, they sought You in distress; They managed only a prayerful whisper When Your discipline was upon them.
• Romans 8:26In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words.
• Psalms 18:4The cords of death surrounded me, And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].

Commentaries on Psalms 142:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I poured out my complaint before him - literally, my meditation; that is, What so much occupied my thoughts at the time I expressed aloud. The word “complaint” does not express the idea. The meaning is, not that he “complained” of God or of man; but that his mind “meditated” on his condition. He was full of care and of anxiety; and he went and poured this out freely before God. The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “my prayer.” See Psalm 55:2…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Although overwhelmed by his persecutors (Psalm 142:6), the psalmist seeks wisdom from the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. (Compare Psa 62:8). I poured out my complaint--or, "a sad musing."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 142:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Prison
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 142

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary