New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 142
Prayer for Help in Trouble.
Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David, when he was 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3in the cave. A Prayer.
1I 1cryH2199 outH2199 with my voiceH6963 to the LordH3068; With my voiceH6963 I 2imploreH2603 the LordH3068 for compassionH2603.2I 3pourH8210 outH8210 my complaintH7879 beforeH6440 Him; I declareH5046 my 4troubleH6869 beforeH6440 Him.3When 5my spiritH7307 feltH5848 weakH5848 withinH5921 me, You knewH3045 my pathH5410. In the wayH734 whereH2098 I walkH1980 They have 6hiddenH2934 a trapH6341 for me.4LookH5027 to the rightH3225 and seeH7200; For thereH369 isH369 7noH369 oneH369 who regardsH5234 me favorably; 8There is noH6 9escapeH4498 for me; 10NoH369 oneH369 caresH1875 for my soulH5315.
5I criedH2199 outH2199 to You, LordH3068; I saidH559, “You are 11my refugeH4268, My 12portionH2506 in the 13landH776 of the livingH2416.614GiveH7181 Your attentionH7181 to my cryH7440, For I have been 15broughtH1809 veryH3966 lowH1809; RescueH5337 me from my persecutorsH7291, For they areH553 tooH4480 16strongH553 for me.717BringH3318 my soulH5315 outH3318 of prisonH4525, So that I may giveH3034 thanksH3034 to Your nameH8034; The righteousH6662 will surroundH3803 me, For You will 18lookH1580 afterH1580 me.”
Notes
- 1. Psalms 142:1 Ps 77:1 ↩
- 2. Psalms 142:1 Ps 30:8 ↩
- 3. Psalms 142:2 Ps 102: title ↩
- 4. Psalms 142:2 Ps 77:2 ↩
- 5. Psalms 142:3 Ps 77:3; 143:4 ↩
- 6. Psalms 142:3 Ps 140:5 ↩
- 7. Psalms 142:4 Ps 31:11; 88:8, 18 ↩
- 8. Psalms 142:4 Lit Escape has perished from me ↩
- 9. Psalms 142:4 Job 11:20; Jer 25:35 ↩
- 10. Psalms 142:4 Jer 30:17 ↩
- 11. Psalms 142:5 Ps 91:2, 9 ↩
- 12. Psalms 142:5 Ps 16:5; 73:26 ↩
- 13. Psalms 142:5 Ps 27:13 ↩
- 14. Psalms 142:6 Ps 17:1 ↩
- 15. Psalms 142:6 Ps 79:8; 116:6 ↩
- 16. Psalms 142:6 Ps 18:17 ↩
- 17. Psalms 142:7 Ps 143:11; 146:7 ↩
- 18. Psalms 142:7 Ps 13:6 ↩
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
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