I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did
I make my supplication.
Psalms 142:1.-The Psalmist's overwhelmed state (Psalms 142:1); he
promises praise to God in the event of his deliverance, in which the
righteous will sympathize (Psalms 142:5).
MASCHIL - i:e., Instructi... [ Continue Reading ]
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
I POURED OUT MY COMPLAINT BEFORE HIM - (Psalms 102:1, Title; 62:8; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
WHEN MY SPIRIT WAS OVERWHELMED WITHIN ME, THEN THOU KNEWEST MY PATH -
(; Psalms 102:1, Title; 77:3.) What urged him to 'cry' with
"supplication," 'pouring out hi... [ Continue Reading ]
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that
would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
I LOOKED ON (MY) RIGHT HAND, AND BEHELD, BUT (THERE WAS) NO MAN THAT
WOULD KNOW ME. So the Chaldaic, Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, and
Syriac. Hengstenberg, after Muis, etc.,... [ Continue Reading ]
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion
in the land of the living.
I CRIED UNTO THEE, O LORD. The second strophe resumes the same 'cry'
as the beginning of the first.
I SAID, THOU ART MY REFUGE (AND) MY PORTION IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING
- I have none on earth to dep... [ Continue Reading ]
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my
persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
ATTEND UNTO MY CRY - (; ).
FOR I AM BROUGHT VERY LOW - `attenuated,' 'poor' (; ). The primary
passage is , "greatly impoverished." The ultimate reference of the
psalm is to Israel in her... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the
righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with
me.
BRING MY SOUL OUT OF PRISON, THAT I MAY PRAISE THY NAME - answering
to "bring my soul out of trouble" (Psalms 143:11; Psalms 25:17). The
Lord will hear this pray... [ Continue Reading ]