Psalms 142:3

אֶשְׁפֹּךְ לְפָנָיו שִׂיחִי צָרָתִי לְפָנָיו אַגִּֽיד ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2קוֹלִי אֶל ־ יְהוָה אֶזְעָק קוֹלִי אֶל ־ יְהוָה אֶתְחַנָּֽן ׃

4בְּהִתְעַטֵּף עָלַי ׀ רוּחִי וְאַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ נְֽתִיבָתִי בְּאֹֽרַח ־ זוּ אֲהַלֵּךְ טָמְנוּ פַח לִֽי ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 1:6כִּֽי ־ יוֹדֵעַ יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ צַדִּיקִים וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵֽד ׃

Psalms 22:14פָּצוּ עָלַי פִּיהֶם אַרְיֵה טֹרֵף וְשֹׁאֵֽג ׃

Psalms 35:7כִּֽי ־ חִנָּם טָֽמְנוּ ־ לִי שַׁחַת רִשְׁתָּם חִנָּם חָפְרוּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי ׃

Psalms 61:2שִׁמְעָה אֱלֹהִים רִנָּתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה תְּפִלָּתִֽי ׃

Psalms 77:3בְּיוֹם צָרָתִי אֲדֹנָי דָּרָשְׁתִּי יָדִי ׀ לַיְלָה נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תָפוּג מֵאֲנָה הִנָּחֵם נַפְשִֽׁי ׃

Psalms 102:4כִּֽי ־ כָלוּ בְעָשָׁן יָמָי וְעַצְמוֹתַי כְּמוֹ ־ קֵד נִחָֽרוּ ׃

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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