Psalms 142:3

\142:2\I put all my sorrows before him; and made clear to him all my trouble.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2\142:1\The sound of my cry went up to the Lord; with my voice I made my prayer for grace to the Lord.

4\142:3\When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

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Cross References

Psalms 1:6Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

Psalms 22:14\22:13\I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

Psalms 35:7For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

Psalms 61:2\61:1\Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.

Psalms 77:3\77:2\In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.

Psalms 102:4\102:3\My days are wasted like smoke, and my bones are burned up as in a fire.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 142:2-4

David's Complaints. 1 I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. 3 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. Whether it was in the cave of Adullam, or that of Engedi, that David prayed this prayer, is not material; it is plain that he was in distress. It was a great disgrace to so great a soldier, so… Read the whole commentary →

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