PSALM CXLII _The psalmist, in great distress and difficulty, calls upon_ _God_, 1-7. NOTES ON PSALM CXLII The title says, "An Instruction of David," or a Psalm of David giving instruction; "A Prayer when he was in the cave." David was _twice_ in great peril in _caves_. 1. At the cave of _Adull... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 142:3. _THEN THOU KNEWEST MY PATH._] When Saul and his army were about the cave in which I was hidden, _thou knewest my path _- that I had then no way of escape but by _miracle_: but thou didst not permit them to _know_ that I was wholly in their power.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 142:4. THERE WAS _NO MAN, THAT WOULD KNOW ME_] This has been applied to the time in which our Lord was deserted by his disciples. As to the case of David in the cave of En-gedi, he had no refuge: for what were the handful of men that were with him to Saul and his army?... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 142:5. _THOU_ ART _MY REFUGE_] Even in these most disastrous circumstances, I will put my trust in thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 142:6. _I AM BROUGHT VERY LOW_] Never was I so near total ruin before. _DELIVER ME FROM MY PERSECUTORS_] They are now in full possession of the only means of my escape. _THEY ARE STRONGER THAN I._] What am I and my men against this well-appointed armed multitude, with their king at th... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 142:7. _BRING MY SOUL OUT OF PRISON_] Bring נפשי _naphshi_, my _life_, out of this _cave_ in which it is now _imprisoned_; Saul and his men being in possession of the entrance. _THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL COMPASS ME ABOUT_] יכתרו _yachtiru_, they _shall crown me_; perhaps meaning that the pi... [ Continue Reading ]