Psalms 142:1
A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.I cry with my voice to the Lord.With my voice, I ask the Lord for mercy.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
In Context
2I pour out my complaint before him.I tell him my troubles.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:3He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
1 Chronicles 4:10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! God granted him that which he requested.
Psalms 30:8I cried to you, Lord.To the Lord I made supplication:
Psalms 54:1For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Isn't David hiding himself among us?"Save me, God, by your name.Vindicate me in your might.
Psalms 77:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph.My cry goes to God!Indeed, I cry to God for help,and for him to listen to me.
Hebrews 11:38(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 142:1
This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave, and which he afterwards penned in this form. Here is, I. The complaint he makes to God ( ver. 1, 2 ) of the subtlety, strength, and malice, of his enemies ( ver. 3 , 6 ), and the coldness and indifference of his friends, ver. 4 . II. The comfort he takes in God that he knew his case ( ver. 3 ) and was his refuge, ver. 5 . III. His expectation from God that he would hear and deliver him, ver.… Read the whole commentary →