Psalms 142:7
Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with me.
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Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger. Lift up thyself against the rage of my adversaries, and awake for me the justice thou have commanded.
Psalms 9:14that I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalms 22:21Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.
Psalms 34:2My soul shall make her boast in LORD. The humble shall hear of it, and be glad.
Psalms 88:4I am reckoned with those who go down into the pit. I am as a man who has no help,
Psalms 116:7Return to thy rest, O my soul, for LORD has dealt bountifully with thee.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 142:5-7
Complaints and Petitions. 4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. The psalmist here… Read the whole commentary →