Psalms 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
2I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
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 35:7For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; Without cause have they dug a pit for my soul.
Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. Selah
Psalms 102:4My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.
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 →