Ps.142
Ps 142 The psalmist faces severe persecution, so he cries to the Lord, and the Lord will rescue him.
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Tyndale Commentary 4 notes
Ps.142.1-3
142:1-3 Though overwhelmed by his persecutors (142:6), the psalmist looks to the Lord for wisdom.
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Ps.142.1-7
142:1-7 regarding his experience in the cave: Cp. Ps 57:title.
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Ps.142.3-4
142:3-4 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).
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