This also is a psalm of David. It is entitled, like not a few others
of the Psalms, “Maschil;” margin, “giving instruction:” a
didactic hymn. See the word explained in the Introduction to Psalms
32:1....
In profound despondency the Psalmist lays his trouble before Jehovah
(Psalms 142:1-2), though Jehovah well knows all the circumstances of
his life, and the dangers which beset him in his isolation and...
CXLII.
This is one of the eight psalms assigned by their inscriptions to the
time of David’s persecution by Saul.
There is nothing in the contents either to support or controvert the
title, unless the...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 142
MASCHIL OF DAVID; A PRAYER WHEN HE WAS IN THE CAVE. Of the word
"maschil", Psalms 32:1, title. This psalm is called a prayer, as some
others are, the ninetieth and hundred s...
_A.M. 2944. B.C. 1060._
We learn from the title of this Psalm that it was a prayer of David
when he was in the cave, most probably the cave of Adullam, whither he
fled when he was in danger, both fro...