Psalms 142:2
קוֹלִי אֶל ־ יְהוָה אֶזְעָק קוֹלִי אֶל ־ יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּֽן ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
In Context
1מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בַמְּעָרָה תְפִלָּֽה ׃
3אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי צָרָתִי לְפָנָיו אַגִּֽיד ׃
Cross References
Psalms 18:4מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן ־ אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ ׃
Psalms 42:4הָֽיְתָה ־ לִּי דִמְעָתִי לֶחֶם יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה בֶּאֱמֹר אֵלַי כָּל ־ הַיּוֹם אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃
Psalms 102:1תְּפִלָּה לְעָנִי כִֽי ־ יַעֲטֹף וְלִפְנֵי יְהוָה יִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחֽוֹ ׃
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 →