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 with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. 2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.

Psalms 142:1 word by word

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

• cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• with my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• makeחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603

Cross-references for Psalms 142:1

• Psalms 32:1How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
• Psalms 54:1Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power.
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.
• 1 Chronicles 4:10Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested.
• 2 Samuel 22:1And David spoke the words of this song to the Lord in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• 2 Samuel 24:3But Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
• Hebrews 11:38(men of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts and mountains and caves and holes in the ground.
• Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 77:1My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud; My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
• Psalms 141:1O Lord, I call upon You; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to 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
• 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