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 cry out with my voice to the Lord; With my voice I implore the Lord for compassion. 2I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. When my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me. 4Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me favorably; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul. 5I cried out to You, Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

Psalms 142:3 word by word

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

• my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• feltעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• withinעַל‛al · uponH5921
• You knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• my pathנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• In the wayאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• whereזוּzû · thisH2098
• I walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• hiddenטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• a trapפַּחpach · snareH6341

Cross-references for Psalms 142:3

• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Psalms 102:4My heart has been struck like grass and has withered, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit feels weak within me; My heart is appalled within me.
• Mark 14:33And He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
• Psalms 1:6For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.
• Psalms 17:3You have put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have sifted me and You find nothing; My intent is that my mouth will not offend.
• Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away.
• Job 23:10But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
• Psalms 31:4You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.
• Psalms 35:7For they hid their net for me without cause; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
• Psalms 56:6They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a net at the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do wrong.
• Jeremiah 18:22May a cry be heard from their houses When You suddenly bring raiders upon them; For they have dug a pit to capture me And hidden snares for my feet.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

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