Psalm 142:1-7, Psalm 57:1-3 NIV

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:1-2

Psalms 142:1-2. I cried unto the Lord— I will cry; and so the following verbs would be rendered more properly in the future. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:3-4

Psalms 142:3-4. When my spirit, &c.— Now, when my spirit is overwhelmed within me, yet thou knowest my path. "Though the lowness of my spirits renders me incapable of providing for my own escape; yet thou art able to conduct me by the right path." Here he is supposed to make an effort for escaping. He finds he is way-laid in the path that he had designed to take: he looks on the right hand (for I consider the verbs as infinitive) but does not see the persons with whom he had concerted his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:5-7

Psalms 142:5-7. I cried unto thee, O Lord, &c.— He applies himself to God to rescue him out of this prison, the cave wherein he was concealed. I have said, &c. "I have solemnly devoted myself to thee, as my God and only refuge; hearken therefore, &c." A way of speaking very common in the psalms. Mudge. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:7

Psalms 142:7. The righteous shall encompass me, &c.— From me the righteous shall their hopes confirm, When I the object of thy care appear. FENWICK. Dr. Chandler renders it, The righteous will crown thee with praises on my account, when thou hast rewarded me; and the sense, according to him, is, that when good men should see the kindness of God in the favours bestowed on the Psalmist, they would bring their offerings of thanksgiving, and encompass his altar with their praises. Every part of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:1-2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:3-4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:5-7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 142:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 142:6

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