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.
Related Commentaries of Psalms 142:3
Psalms 142:3
3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.