Psalms 142:3
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.
King James Version
In Context
2I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly 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 in the midst of my bowels.
Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalms 77:3I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalms 102:4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that 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 →