Psalms 142:2
I pour out my complaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
In Context
1I cry with my voice unto the LORD; with my voice unto the LORD do I make supplication.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The cords of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Psalms 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I went with the throng, and led them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping holyday.
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.
Romans 8:26And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;
Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
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 →