Psalms 142:1

Psalms 142:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
• New International Version (NIV)I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.

Context of Psalms 142:1

I cry aloud to the Lord; I plead aloud to the Lord for mercy. 2I pour out my complaint before him; I reveal my trouble to him. 3Although my spirit is weak within me, you know my way. Along this path I travel they have hidden a trap for me.

Psalms 142:1 word by word

ק֭וֹלִי אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֶזְעָ֑ק ק֝וֹלִ֗י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֶתְחַנָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• with my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• did I make my supplicationחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603

Cross-references for Psalms 142:1

• Psalms 32:1How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!
• Psalms 54:1God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might!
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes.
• 1 Chronicles 4:10Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would bless me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not experience pain.” And God granted his request.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.
• 2 Samuel 24:3Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are — while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this?”
• Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
• Psalms 28:2Listen to the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 77:1I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me.
• Psalms 141:1Lord, I call on you; hurry to help me. Listen to my voice when I call on you.

Commentaries on Psalms 142:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I cried unto the Lord with my voice - See the notes at Psalm 3:4, where the language is the same. He uttered a loud and audible prayer, though he was alone. It was not a mental ejaculation, but he gave expression to his desires. With my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication - See Psalm 30:8. The Hebrew word rendered “did make my supplication,” means to implore favor or mercy. It denotes the language of petition and entreaty, not the language of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's comfort in prayer. --There can be no situation so distressing or dangerous, in which faith will not get comfort from God by prayer. We are apt to show our troubles too much to ourselves, poring upon them, which does us no service; whereas, by showing them to God, we might cast the cares upon him who careth for us, and thereby ease ourselves. Nor should we allow any complaint to ourselves or others, which we cannot make to God. When our spirits are…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. 1-71. with my voice--audibly, because earnestly.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 1in the cave where he severed the skirt of Saul’s robe.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 142:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Music
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In the dictionaries

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• 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