←Psalm 142→BSB

In This Chapter 6 terms 3 resources

Key Terms

To Acknowledge 4 Refuge (Shelter) 3 To Beg for Mercy 2 Refuge (Asylum) Taking Refuge Praise

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I Lift My Voice to the LORD

(1 Samuel 22:1–5; Psalms 57:1–11)

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

ⓘ Though overwhelmed by his persecutors (142:6), the psalmist...

Though overwhelmed by his persecutors (142:6), the psalmist looks to the Lord for wisdom.
ⓘ regarding his experience in the cave: Cp. Ps...

regarding his experience in the cave: Cp. Ps 57:title.
ⓘ His experience of confinement and duress is like...

His experience of confinement and duress is like being in prison (see 107:10).
1I cry aloud to the LORD;I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.2I pour out my complaint before Him;I reveal my trouble to Him.
ⓘ The psalmist reaches a point of despair (see...

The psalmist reaches a point of despair (see 77:3), and the Lord cares for him in his distress. The psalmist commits himself to the Lord’s wisdom (see Ps 139) but laments his entrapment by the wicked (5:9–10; 140:5; 141:9; 142:3).
3Although my spirit grows faint within me,You know my way.Along the path I travelthey have hidden a snare for me.4Look to my right and see;no one attends to me.There is no refuge for me;no one cares for my soul.
5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge,my portion in the land of the living.”
ⓘ Though overwhelmed by loneliness and trouble, the psalmist...

Though overwhelmed by loneliness and trouble, the psalmist focuses on the Lord’s goodness and protection. He knows that the Lord alone is his Redeemer, so he offers his praise.
6Listen to my cry,for I am brought quite low.Rescue me from my pursuers,for they are too strong for me.7Free my soul from prison,that I may praise Your name.The righteous will gather around mebecause of Your goodness to me.