📖 Psalms — Chapter 142 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Psalms 142:1 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Psalms 142:2 I Rpoured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Psalms 142:3 When Rmy spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Psalms 142:4 TI looked on my right hand, and beheld, Rbut there was no man that would know me: refuge Tfailed me; no man Tcared for my soul.
Psalms 142:5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, RThou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Psalms 142:6 Attend unto my cry; Rfor I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Psalms 142:7 Bring Rmy soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 142:1–2 — Complaint poured before God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Repeated cries and an openly poured complaint show prayer as honest disclosure. Trouble is brought into relationship with God.
Key Truth: Pour out trouble in prayer.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “I cried unto the LORD with my ____ ; with my voice unto the LORD did I make …” (Psalms 142:1)
Find it in Psalms 142:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I poured out my ____ before him; I shewed before him my trouble.” (Psalms 142:2)
Find it in Psalms 142:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my ____ .” (Psalms 142:2)
Find it in Psalms 142:2 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 142:3–4 — Overwhelmed and uncared for
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God knows the path when the spirit is overwhelmed and human refuge fails. The speaker names the painful absence of anyone caring for his soul.
Key Truth: God hears abandoned people.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my ____ . In the way wherein I walked have they privily …” (Psalms 142:3)
Find it in Psalms 142:3 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a ____ for me.” (Psalms 142:3)
Find it in Psalms 142:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my ____ .” (Psalms 142:4)
Find it in Psalms 142:4 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Psalms 142:5–7 — Refuge and hoped-for fellowship
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord is confessed as refuge and portion. Deliverance from stronger persecutors and prison is sought so praise and righteous fellowship can follow.
Key Truth: Seek God’s refuge and restored fellowship.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my ____ and my portion in the land of the living.” (Psalms 142:5)
Find it in Psalms 142:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… for I am brought very low: deliver me from my ____ ; for they are stronger than I.” (Psalms 142:6)
Find it in Psalms 142:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Bring my soul out of ____ , that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall …” (Psalms 142:7)
Find it in Psalms 142:7 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 46:1 — God is confessed as refuge in trouble.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Who feels uncared for whom you can compassionately remember?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does repeated crying become open disclosure?
2. How does divine knowledge answer inward overwhelm?
3. What makes the absence of human refuge painful?
4. How do refuge and portion replace abandoned human support?
5. What purpose accompanies release from prison?
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