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

To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy. 2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles. 3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path 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

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 blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
• Psalms 54:1O God, deliver me by your name! Vindicate me by your power!
• Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.
• 1 Chronicles 4:10Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” God answered his prayer.
• 2 Samuel 22:1David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul.
• 2 Samuel 24:3Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”
• Hebrews 11:38(the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.
• Psalms 28:2Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!
• Psalms 77:1I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.
• Psalms 141:1O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out 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
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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