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Psalms 142:1 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Psalms 142:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 142 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
You Are My Refuge
“Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. Maschil: or, A Psalm of David, giving instruction”
Psalms 142:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 142:1
I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. Psalm 142 opens with emphatic declaration of vocal prayer during crisis. The superscription identifies this as "Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave"—likely referring to David hiding from Saul in the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) or En-gedi (1 Samuel 24:3). This isn't abstract theology but desperate prayer from a literal cave."I cried" (זָעַקְתִּי/za'aqti) from za'aq means to cry out, call for help, summon. This is urgent, desperate crying—not calm, measured petition but anguished outcr...
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Cross-References for Psalms 142:1
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“Yahweh. To Yahweh I made supplication:”
“when he fled from Saul”
“I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.”
“I cry to God for help”
“where was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.”
“saying”
“when I cry to you”
“when the Ziphites came and said to Saul”
“whose sin is covered.”
“and escaped to the cave of Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it”