Psalm 142:4-143:1 NIV

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

“No Man Cared for My Soul” Psalms 142:1-7 The cave was dark and shared by rough and lawless men with whom David had little sympathy. His gentle and devout spirit must often have craved for more congenial society. But he never ceased to cry and make supplication whenever his spirit was overwhelmed. Are you in that plight? Be comforted by the reflection that God knows your path. It is the predestined way, Ephesians 2:10 . Before the heavens or earth were made it was prepared. God foreknew all... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:1-7

In this psalm human need is yet more vividly set forth. Here is seen the consciousness resulting from the difficulties described in the previous psalm. Here there is a combination of fighting and fears within and without. The onslaught of the foe and the trembling heart constitute an experience which can only be described as that of a spirit overwhelmed. There are two notes running side by side throughout the song. The first is that of this terrible sense of helplessness and hopelessness so... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 142:1-7

CXLII. The Psalmist prays for help to God who knows his distress. His enemies are stronger than he, and there is none to help him, save God. The righteous will welcome his deliverance from the snares around him as a triumph of their own. In Psalms 142:4 follow mg. In Psalms 142:7 the “ prison” need not be taken in a literal sense. For “ compass me about,” render “ shall triumph because of me.” The ascription of the Ps. in the title to David in the “ cave” or rather “ fortress” of Adullam has... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:4

Right hand; the place where the patron or assistant used to stand. See Psalms 16:8; Psalms 109:31; Psalms 121:5. No man, to wit, in Saul’s court or camp; none of my former acquaintance, and friends. and relations. Know me; own me, or show any respect or kindness to me. For my soul; or, for my life, to wit, to preserve it; but they all conspired to take it away; which is here implied. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

INTRODUCTION“A maschil of David,” ie., an instruction or a didactic poem by David. “A prayer when he was in the cave;” “That is,” says Barnes, “either a prayer which he composed while there, or which he composed afterwards, putting into a poetic form the substance of the prayer which he breathed forth there. The reference may be either to the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1), or to that in Engedi (1 Samuel 24:3). In both cases the circumstances were substantially the same, for David had fled to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Psalms 142:1-7 . This is a prayer of David when he was in the cave. No doubt the cave of Adullam when he was hiding from Saul.I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my prayer. I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then you knew my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privately laid a trap for me. I looked upon my right hand, and I beheld, but there was no man that would know me:... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 142:1-7

The title of this psalm seems undisputed; and it therefore fixes the author and the occasion of its composition. Maschil, or an instruction, of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Samuel 24:3. Whether the cave of Adullam, or that of Engedi be intended, is not known. Psalms 142:4 . No man cared for my soul. Hebrews nephesh is often rendered “life,” as in Genesis 2:7. Exodus 4:19. Those who sought thy life are dead. 1 Samuel 20:1. My life is yet whole in me. 2... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:1-7

Psalms 142:1-7I cried unto the Lord with my voice.Religion in the trials of life: -I. The trials here represented. He speaks of himself as--1. Overwhelmed (verse 3).2. Walking in snares (verse 3).3. Destitute of friends (verse 4).4. Greatly reduced (verse 6).5. Greatly persecuted (verse 6).6. Imprisoned (verse 7). Ignorance, poverty, affliction, all these imprison.II. The religion here displayed.1. Religion manifesting itself in prayer to God. A practical realization of our dependence on our... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:4

Psalms 142:4No man cared for my soul God’s care for each lifeWith normal natures happiness begins with the thought that God has time to care for each life.In a world where no grain of sand escapes Nature’s notice, where there are no runaway stars or suns, where a Divine Ruler leads a beautiful world out of darkness, fire-mist, and chaos, man cannot support the thought that there is no place for him in God’s loving providence. So momentous are those events named a betrothal, a marriage, the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:4

Psa 142:4 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. Ver. 4. I looked on my right hand ] Not a man would appear for me. Aφιλον το δυστυχες , misery is friendless for the most part. See 2 Timothy 4:16 . Nulla fides unquam miseros delegit amicos. read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:1-7

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 142:1-7

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 142:1-7

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 142:1-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:1-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 142:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 142:4

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