Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 142
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.
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.
beheld. Supply Ellipsis: "beheld [on my left hand], but", &c.
know = regard, or recognize.
my soul = me (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
persecutors = pursuers.
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