Psalms 142:3

Psalms 142:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When my spirit faints within me, you know my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk They have secretly set a snare for me.

Context of Psalms 142:3

1I am calling to the Lord to help me. I ask him to be kind to me. 2I tell him about all my problems. I tell him about all my troubles. When I do not feel brave, you are still my guide, Lord. In the path where I walk, my enemies have prepared a trap to catch me. 4Look at me! I have no friend to help me. There is no safe place where I can go. Nobody thinks about me. 5Yes Lord, I am calling to you to help me. You are my safe place where I can hide. You are all that I need in this world where I live.

Psalms 142:3 word by word

בְּהִתְעַטֵּ֬ף עָלַ֨י׀ רוּחִ֗י וְאַתָּה֮ יָדַ֪עְתָּ נְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥י בְּאֹֽרַח־ז֥וּ אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ טָמְנ֖וּ פַ֣ח לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• was overwhelmedעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• within me, then thou knewestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• my pathנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• In the wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• whereinזוּzû · thisH2098
• I walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• have they privily laidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• a snareפַּחpach · snareH6341

Cross-references for Psalms 142:3

• Psalms 22:14My strength has gone, like water that is poured away. My bones do not join together properly. I feel weak inside and hope has disappeared.
• Psalms 61:2I will call out to you from far away, because I am sad and weak. Lead me to a strong, safe rock that is higher than I am.
• Psalms 102:4I am very weak and upset, like dry grass that will soon die. I even forget to eat my food.
• Psalms 143:4My strength is leaving me, and I feel very upset.
• Mark 14:33Jesus took Peter, James and John with him. He started to feel very sad and upset.
• Psalms 1:6The Lord takes care of people who respect him. But wicked people are living in a way that will take them to a bad end.
• Psalms 17:3You look deep into my mind. You check my thoughts at night. When you test me, you find nothing that is wrong. I have decided that I will never tell any lies.
• Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down, and you know when I get up. Even when you are far away, you understand what I am thinking about.
• Job 23:10But he knows the way that I live. When he has finished testing me, he will see that I am pure. I will be as pure as gold.
• Psalms 31:4You are the place where I can hide, so keep me safe. Do not let my enemies' traps catch me.
• Psalms 35:7They hid a trap to catch me. There was no reason for them to do that. They even dug a deep hole for me to fall into.
• Psalms 56:6They hide and they watch me. They watch me wherever I go, and they hope to kill me.
• Psalms 140:5Proud people have prepared a trap to catch me. They have put their nets across my path. Selah.
• Psalms 141:9They have prepared traps to catch me. Do not let me fall into the traps of those evil people.
• Jeremiah 18:22Send people to attack them suddenly and rob them in their homes. Then they will shout aloud in great fear. They have dug a hole for me to fall into. They have prepared traps to catch me.
• Matthew 22:15After the Pharisees heard this, they thought about what they could do. They wanted to ask Jesus difficult questions. They wanted to make him say something wrong about the Roman ruler.

Commentaries on Psalms 142:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me - Luther renders this, “When my spirit was in distress.” The Hebrew word rendered “overwhelmed” means, in Kal, to cover as with a garment; then, to be covered as with darkness, trouble, sorrow; and then, to languish, to faint, to be feeble: Psalm 77:3; Psalm 107:5. The idea here is, that, in his troubles, he had no vigor, no life, no spirit. He did not see how he could escape from his troubles, and he had no heart…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The psalmist feels deep despair (see Psalm 77:3), and the Lord helps him in his distress. The psalmist trusts in the Lord's wisdom (see Psalm 139) but mourns being trapped by evil people (5:9–10; 140:5; 141:9; 142:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. thou knewest ... path--The appeal is indicative of conscious innocence; knowest it to be right, and that my affliction is owing to the snares of enemies, and is not deserved (compare Psa 42:4; 61:2).Read the comment

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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