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Psalms 142:1 open_in_new
Title. Maschil. Instruction. See App-65.
of David. by David.
when... cave. Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) or En-gedi (1 Samuel 24:3). The last of eight Psalms referring to this subject.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
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Psalms 142:3 open_in_new
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
was overwhelmed. fainted. Hebrew. was darkened. Compare Psalms 77:3; Psalms 107:5; Psalms 143:4. Elsewhere only Jonah 2:8, and Lamentations 2:12.
then. then [I remembered] Thou knewest, &c.
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Psalms 142:4 open_in_new
beheld. Supply Ellipsis: "beheld [on my left hand], but", &c.
know. regard, or recognize.
my soul. me (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Psalms 142:5 open_in_new
the land of the living. See note on Ezekiel 26:20.
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Psalms 142:6 open_in_new
persecutors. pursuers.