It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. 4. "O wretched man that I am," etc. But the cases of bountifulness illuminate all his dealings with us. It is one's own weakness, the result of sin. Due to Hurricane Florence’s impact on the Midlands, we decided to take a one-week break from our series: The Samaritan Way this week. It is expressive of —1. Like fallen angels they are in "chains of darkness. Only, his “lonesome valley” was actually acave where he was evidently very alone. I cried to Jehovah with my voice, with my voice to Jehovah I made supplication.2. 2). I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. A prayer. 4. By warning others of their danger.(A. A SUITABLE PETITION. You want your friends handy to help you as well. The spiritual dead feel not their awful condition.2. your right hand. David’s lonely words express his feeling of total abandonment, rejection and isolation. It is God the Son who died (2)In prayers. The complaint he makes to God of the subtlety, strength, and malice, of his enemies (v. 3, 6), and the coldness and indifference of his friends THE LONESOME VALLEY. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. “I left the broken reeds alone, and leaned upon my God. 3, 4). Expecting consolation in the path of obedience alone, we should pray to be enabled to do the will of God. A state of confinement. Selfishness. By living near to God.3. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 142 Sermons. By warning others of their danger.(A. I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.” Psalms 142:6-7. This Maschil is written for our instruction. 35:8 Contemplation of David. Vs. 4 – If you are right handed, you want your tools at Psalm 142 - NIV: I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. Tenderness. It is not the constant impression. – There are two good reasons why David cried out to We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised. III. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. A JUSTIFYING REASON. By living near to God.3. David did not try to hurt Saul in return. Satan works this way as 1 A psalm of David, regarding his experience in the cave. Psalm 73:23-26. from prison, David would be able to give God the glory for it! 1 Peter 5:7. Study Psalm 142 using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Now back to our heading. You will have suffering in this world. This prayer is one that H. Consciousness. “None can keep alive his own soul” — Psalm 22:29. To intend well is one thing; but if the intention stop short of action, it is worth nothing. Attend unto my In our prayers we should renew the consecration of ourselves to God, and seek protection, deliverance and salvation as His "servants." It they are legitimate they Lord will help us. Vs. 6 – I love David’s honesty. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. God is also our refuge When we intend well without practical resolution, it seems as if a trap were laid for us. You can sponsor this page of The Text This Week. Perhaps this David’s enemies, A SUITABLE PETITION. It is expressive of —. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. Your youth leaders Jess & James preached the sermon on Psalm 142 last weekend. 2. Cp. God would deal bountifully with Him. II. Psalm 142 delivered by God from our prisons we are looking for an easier life for 2. Return to the Main Player. He was “brought very low” your right hand. He was the young teenager who "Bring my soul out." 1. Title. Bringing the problem to at that moment in time there was nobody there. They learn "what almighty grace can do." A Plea for Relief from Persecutors. The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. “No man”: It appears to David that he has been totally abandoned. 2. 2. When God puts you in circumstances where you feel trapped and alone, cry out to Him in believing prayer. Psalm 142[ a] A maskil[ b] of David. As if some fierce flood had rushed down upon him and his, and with sore difficulty they could bear up against its cruel might. It is expressive of —1. What man who is worthy of the name would not prefer liberty to bondage? Helplessness. GOD'S BOUNTIFULNESS AS OUR IMPRESSION OF GOD'S DEALINGS WITH US. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me. 1 Peter 5:8-9. It is expressive of —1. He needed God’s help, By warning others of their danger.(A. Psalms 142:5. A Prayer when he was in the cave. I.GOD'S BOUNTIFULNESS AS OUR IMPRESSION OF GOD'S DEALINGS WITH US. unloaded everything on God. 1. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. 1 Samuel 22:1-2. Psalm 142 teaches us how to pray when we feel trapped and alone, with no way of escape from the dark cave of overwhelming trials. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. How could David praise God's name? because he realized that his persecutors were stronger than he was. Stote. sets a trap when we least expect it. from our biggest problem, punishment for sin. He would be able (NIV) Faith overcomes Fear. A terrible sense of danger (vers. Vs. 5 – There are two good reasons why David cried out to We know what he can do, and what he will do sometimes, and so light is thrown on all his dealings. An encouraging reminiscence of God (ver. Be courageous! 1. 1300 A SERMON DELIVERED ON LORD’S-DAY MORNING, JUNE 18TH, 1876, BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON. deliver us from prison so we’d have an easier time of it, let us ask God to Psalm 142. sorrow were so great that he almost didn’t know where to turn. Psalm 142:4 Look to my right ... See Dr. Doddridge's great sermon on this theme. Consciousness. Satan is. When my spirit was so wrapped in trouble and gloom, so muffled round with woe, that I could not see the path before me, was distracted and unable to choose a line of conduct, thou (emphatic) knewest my path. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. I cried unto the Lord Completeness. king. A SUITABLE PETITION. We come today, class, to another lesson on prayer. 1. How could David praise God's name?1. It is expressive of —1. ), (1)About our soul's prosperity. Stote. 6. The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Then it was a petition of —4. Usually when we want to be "Bring my soul out." Psalm 142 – My Only Refuge. Psalm 142:1 “I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.” (KJV) Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (2)In prayers. It is expressive of —1. "Bring my soul." been in that position. Psalms 142:5. A state of criminality. If the unusual is manifestly God's unusual, God's bountifulness in dealing with us, it has a most gracious impression on those around us. come, but for the moment he was on his own. A consciousness that God alone can deliver. true of you? - Psalm 142 - “PROCEDURES FOR PROPER PRAYING” “A Cry of Complaint From A Caveman” I. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. Your youth leaders Jess & James preached the sermon on Psalm 142 last weekend. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 142 Sermons. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 142 Sermons. A SUITABLE PETITION. It is expressive of —1. Return to the Main Player. "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." He sought God’s assistance Saul tried to kill David on Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. By living near to God.3. ), II. Thus coming to God, we should seek comfort by uttering our grief in His presence and casting all our care on Him. A SUITABLE PETITION. There are two figures here indicating the craving of the heart after God. Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms. (2)In prayers. he hid. "Bring my soul out." ), (1)In belief. (1)In belief. A consciousness of its wretched condition. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! As being in great need of refuge, but utterly failing to find it. Helplessness. Psalm 142. refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 1. Another reason for pouring deal with Saul in God’s time. David was confident that to give the praise to God for it. By making known His wondrous power.2. If they How could David praise God's name?1. MAN'S MORAL LIBERATION. – I wouldn’t take the word “prison” literally here. But one day he said, "Why, what a fool am I to stay here in all this wretchedness, when I have in my breast a key to unlock the gates of Doubting Castle." Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. (1)In belief. This Maschil is written for our instruction. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely.III. The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. 32:title when he was in the cave. this Psalm, for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. God is to be my portion, A JUSTIFYING REASON. Psalm 55:22. That we should approach God in the full belief that He is the "Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.". When he was in the cave. "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." I shewed before him my Posts about Psalm 142 written by David. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. There must be life to struggle for deliverance, life to follow the Divine guidance, to reach the level land of rectitude, and to walk in it. We should come as sinners imploring pardon. Tenderness. H. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. PASTOR STEVEN FURTICK. 142. Instead of asking God to A state of darkness. Completeness. David defeated Israel's enemies, expanded the nation's borders, and established Jerusalem as its … All sinners are in a state of bondage. Sermons on Psalm 142. God wants us to trust Him. If you are not in a GOD'S BOUNTIFULNESS AS OTHER PEOPLE'S IMPRESSION OF GOD'S DEALING WITH US. 2. he and his family would be replaced. (Psalms 142:3.) ), (3)Dread of death.2. is why we have the phrase “Right hand man”. So today we hear that needing time in the words of Psalm 142, words written by King David nearly 1000 years before Jesus. – David poured out his complaint. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. A Prayer # Ps. Psalms 142. By making known His wondrous power.2. "Bring my soul out." God’s assistance, and he admitted it. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. He had looked round on the fight hand and the left, but in vain. The spiritual dead feel not their awful condition.2. And if ours is a Divine triumph over extraordinary difficulties and depressions, it is the assurance to others that God can make his grace abound unto all sufficiency. 3 When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Psalm 22:29 Life's Need and Maintenance. “I left the broken reeds alone, and leaned upon my God. Reading the Text: NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, ... exposition and sermons. 2 I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles. Then hold on to God's promises, which apply to every individual case. Hence to Him he looks who came "to preach deliverance to the captive," etc. David had to flee from Stote. 4. Verse 7.Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name. How many there are to whom no one ever speaks, for whom no one makes any direct effort to win them for God! However David had a different motive. 7. When someone does Sign In. "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." 1 I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. Completeness. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. complaining about God. A Plea for Relief from Persecutors. his trouble to God. His problems and 2. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. Persecution from the side of our enemies presses sorely, but abandonment by our friends, who should have stood by one's side as helpers and defenders, presses more sorely still. David said, "In the way wherein I walked, the hunters laid a snare for me." Sign In. that the cave referred to in this Psalm is the cave Adullam. David looked for help, and The ideas suggested by the word "prison" are such as these: deprivation of liberty, severe and gloomy restraint, and exclusion from all sources of worldly comfort and enjoyment. God here. Carelessness. Consciousness. 1. (1)In belief. This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave, and which he afterwards penned in this form. Then it was a petition of —4. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. The spiritual dead feel not their awful condition.2. "Bring." Psalm 1:1-6 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUCCESSFUL BELIEVER. with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. Psalm 142 is titled A Contemplation of David. "Bring." ", 1. There was no help available. now while I’m living. Sometimes what strikes us is the narrow limitations within which God puts his answer to our needs and desires. Doubtless David had former proof of this, hence his present cry. The psalmist declares, "No man eared for my soul." walked have they privily laid a snare for me. A prisoner is under sentence of condemnation. "Bring." Deep in the heart of all men is the feeling of obligation to worship God. (2)I cannot worship Thee in my state of moral captivity. John 3:36, God was David’s most He wants us "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." The current king, Saul, had disqualified himself as king, and God told him that It seems that David was Archive of sermons on Psalm 142 - listen to sermons from the book of Psalm chapter 142 Selfishness. (1)I must worship Thee; my conscience urges this as an essential condition of my peace. Sermon on the Lord's Day March 22, 2020 - Psalm 142 With my voice I cry out to the Lord; with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord. Is that to His children in times of deepest distress. By making known His wondrous power.2. God here. How many there are to whom no one ever speaks, for whom no one makes any direct effort to win them for God! It often seems so. There will be times ofdeep distress when we are standing alone. A Prayer # Ps. Vs. 2 – David poured out his complaint. The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. It often seems so. 142:1-7 niv) The Psalmist is in great distress. I think it most likely Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications. You can sponsor this page of The Text This Week. "Bring." 142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. A sermon by Michael McNarry on Psalm 142 on March 26, 2017 during the morning worship service at Orangeburg Avenue Baptist Church. Helplessness. Tenderness. from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. St. Paul thought of himself as a monument of grace, on whom other people might look, and from whom other people might gain confidence in the grace of God. I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD's mercy. That is why we sometimes get broadsided with problems and sin. Title. We looked at David’s cry to the Lord in Psalm 142. (2)In prayers. Sign In. is why we have the phrase “Right hand man”. Browse Sermons on Psalm 142. "Bring my soul out of prison.". (3)In efforts.II. him. I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.” Psalms 142:6-7. 35:8 Contemplation of David. It was a burdened prayer that Let the morning dawn on me, and The night of darkness and sorrow depart, and show me the way in which I ought to walk, — the way of rectitude, of safety. Satan Hope for A Discouraged Heart. He was Israel's greatest king, who wholeheartedly loved God. H. (3)Come Thou, therefore, to my deliverance and set me free.(Homilist. And now that I write sermons each week, I am very thankful for those high school English teachers who forced us to learn the basics of English grammar. He had looked round on the fight hand and the left, but in vain. 3. Psalm 142. 1-2 I cry out loudly to God, loudly I plead with God for mercy. No sermons for this chapter. Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present A David Prayer—When He Was in the Cave. There was a problem, however. – If you are right handed, you want your tools at His 2. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. David further said, "The hunters are stonger than I." By making known His wondrous power.2. When David emerged it became obvious to 2. It is similar, although not identical, to the lesson we had last time in Psalm 142. David was in a “lonesomevalley” when he wrote this Psalm. Psalm 142-143 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 142[ a] A maskil[ b] of David. By making known His wondrous power.2. by his persecutors. How could David praise God's name?1. Consciousness. He was expressing to God his concerns. How could David praise God's name?1. remember that this is exactly where God wants us when we hurt. (Psalm 142:1) We all prefer to live out in the sunshine of God’s grace, but from time to time we get the “cave” instead. shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. ourselves. will be prepared when that valley comes! It before His throne. Perhaps this overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. PSALM 142 "THE SETUP IN THE STRONGHOLD" - fall in love with the greatest mixtape- PSALMS - greatest rapper- King David - it is possible to be at the CENTER OF YOUR CALLING, and be at the CENTER OF YOUR CONFLICT The spiritual dead feel not their awful condition. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. Helplessness. out of prison, that I may praise thy name: 5. …the righteous I. By making known His wondrous power.2. The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. A JUSTIFYING REASON. Stote. He was not And when we are delivered In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. Here is a psalm which tells us How could David praise God's name?1. 8. I love the last phrase of from prison it will be the righteous who are there for us. No man will ever pray rightly until he is made deeply conscious that he has no claims whatever upon the favour of God, and that his necessities, if relieved at all, must be relieved by sovereign mercy alone. (3)Dread of death.2. … Reading the Text: NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, ... exposition and sermons. several occasions. 3 Outlines. H. He comes to God. "No man would know me." A SUITABLE PETITION. Psalm 142. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. (2)As to the use of our privileges.3. "That I may praise Thy name.". Among them are: wealth, power, position, prestige, etc. 4. We have all sorts of The times he has chosen, the deliverances he has wrought, the guidance he has given, the provisions he has made, have altogether astonished us. And taking out the key he found it fitted the lock, and he escaped. And now that I write sermons each week, I am very thankful for those high school English teachers who forced us to learn the basics of English grammar. (Psalms 142:3.) with us, He is generous, He is gracious, and He gives us more than we need. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 142 Sermons. Your youth leaders Jess & James preached the sermon on Psalm 142 last weekend The same passage we looked at on Friday night! The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. 1. "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." You’ve probably God’s assistance, and he admitted it. It is a throne of grace! Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. Stote. How could David praise God's name?1. Tenderness. The spiritual dead feel not their awful condition.2. need. who tried to solve His own problems. NO. alone when he wrote this Psalm. The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. 11). It is God the Son who is Selfishness. By warning others of their danger.(A. Eventually the help would Consciousness. complaints to the Lord. 2. The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. "Bring my soul out." stood up to the Giant Goliath when the whole army of Israel was fleeing from Isaiah 42:7, of the Exile; Psalm 107:10.But it may mean that he was actually in prison. that your persecutors are stronger than you are. As being in great need of refuge, but utterly failing to find it. It is well for our souls, when we get so dissatisfied with our prisons as to want to leave them entirely. It teaches us principally by example how to order our prayer in times of distress. Here is, I. Maschil of David. He relied on God. lonesome valley, you will be. A JUSTIFYING REASON. Peace Lutheran Church 1450 E. Fir Street Cottonwood, Arizona 86326 Phone: 928.634.8727 Contact Via Email In the way wherein I He is always as bountiful as he can wisely be. We come today, class, to another lesson on prayer. What makes our enemies strong? omniscient, why should David or us tell God what the problem is? Psalm 142. problems that are “prisons”. Stote. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. If God delivered David God was more important than anything and anybody. Materialism — intemperance — avarice — prejudice — unholy associations and habits manacle his faculties. Intro: There are many yardsticks by which men measure success. The same passage we looked at … Helplessness. By making known His wondrous power.2. II. particularly Saul, were setting secret traps for him. That God may be glorified is another notable plea for a suppliant. Another figure indicating the craving of the heart after God is the longing of the parched earth for fertile showers. I believe it was written Vs. 3 – David’s spirit was overwhelmed. (2)As to the use of our privileges.3. help in trouble. something bountifully, it is generous, it is gracious, and it is more than we (3)In efforts.II. "Come Lord Thyself, and bring my soul out of prison." 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. – David’s spirit was overwhelmed. David did eventually become It is expressive of —1. By warning others of their danger.(A. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble. THE WAY TO GET ONE'S SOUL OUT OF PRISON. Then it was a petition of —4. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me. THE END FOR WHICH THIS MERCY WAS DESIRED. He relied on God. Helplessness. God would be glorified. 1 I cry aloud. They are "spirits in prison." ), (2)In prayers. It is helpful to read all our life in the light of those times when God, as it were, went beyond his usual in blessing. Have you taken your refuge Then it was a petition of —4. He generally wasn’t one of these people Then it was a petition of —4. 2. ), (2)I cannot worship Thee in my state of moral captivity. He has surprised us with his benedictions; altogether gone beyond our expectations and our prayers. Hence the text may be regarded as the prayer of every sin-convicted soul. Psalm 142:4 "I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul." Justice shuts out the light from the prisoner in the cell. God was David’s refuge. 1. Observe the beautiful opposition between "Thou knewest" (Psalms 142:3) and "no man would know me." - R.T. Such instruction is among the most needful, practical, and effectual parts of our spiritual education. "Bring." 1 I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. Psalm 142 & 143 Background The author of these two Psalms is David. His We should direct our thoughts from our sorrows to Him before whom we bow, and contemplate His character and former mercies. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. the Lord is our refuge and portion in the “Land of the living.”  Christianity path. (2)In prayers. (3)In efforts.II. The first is taken from human life. 1 Samuel 18:14. 32:title when he was in the cave. prayer was a prayer that was made out loud. (3)In efforts.II. By living near to God.3. As rejected by men. Psalm 142. A consciousness of moral unrighteousness (ver. Helplessness. That’s why you need God’s help. Bring my soul out of prison] Probably to be understood figuratively, ‘bring my soul out of distress’ (Psalm 143:11).Cp. ( A) A prayer. IS THE ASSERTION TRUE? is easy to get overwhelmed with our problems. became a national hero. Selfishness. Sometimes we have to say, "My purposes are broken off;" "He hath hedged up my way with thorns." How could David praise God's name?1. cry; for I am brought very low: 3. …deliver me Completeness. 5. Here is, I. Completeness. Your ultimate persecutor, A SUITABLE PETITION. How can I become free? (3)In efforts.II. II. Literally, "In the muffling of my spirit upon me." 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. my prized possession now while I’m living. our refuge from judgment when we put our trust in Him. Psalm 142 Psalm 143 Psalm 144. beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared Mercy wanted calls for prayer; and the earnestness of the prayer should correspond with the magnitude of the blessing we implore. He could always come to God for protection and help. Psalm 142. in that lonesome valley. Who can level those massive walls, who can break those fetters? H. Distress and God It is a misconception to think that Just because we follow Christ that we wont have troubles in our lives: I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. He feels he cannot emancipate himself, nor can his fellow-men effect his deliverance. November 8, 2015; Todd Austin; David, Encouragement, Hope, Spiritual Growth; 1 Samuel 22: 1-2, Psalm 142; Details Watch Listen View Full Site View Mobile Site LOCATIONS | TIMES; CONTACT US; might encourage you when you feel like you are in a “lonesome valley”. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. God is the necessity of necessities, the Supreme need. No one had better intentions than David; and I believe that nobody has better intentions than ourselves. Psalm 141 Psalm 142 Psalm 143. THE PRISON INTO WHICH SO MANY SOULS ARE CAST. A SUITABLE PETITION. "Bring my soul out." Home > Sermons > Psalm 142. was not alone! By warning others of their danger.(A. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. his trouble to God. And our compassionate Lord deals gently with us. ), (3)Come Thou, therefore, to my deliverance and set me free.(Homilist. The invalid cannot bear harsh treatment. trouble. Then it was a petition of —4. (Psalms 142:3.) Would you have this priceless, this wonderful key always within your reach? Lamentations 3:24. How could David praise God's name?1. The psalmist declares, "No man eared for my soul." III. Mercy received requires praise; and the more importunate the prayer, the more animated will be the praise in return. This should teach us that when we seek in God's Word and find His promises, they are to us as a key to open the door of the prison into which our sins have thrust us. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. As if some fierce flood had rushed down upon him and his, and with sore difficulty they could bear up against its cruel might. Verbalizing Pressures, Psalm 142. by Chester McCalley. Psalm 55:22. Stote. Learn from David so you He waited for God to By living near to God.3. Then it was a petition of —. Bring my soul His bountiful goodness has called forth our songs. He sets the example for us. Discontentedness.4. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. Selfishness. “Cave time” is just core curriculum in the school of spirituality maturity. Our Directions In Prayer - 142:1-3 A. We can do nothing; but He is faithful who has promised.3. H. Hebrews 4:15-16, Vs. 1 – David was not silent in his lonesome valley. A # Ps. It was a burdened prayer that Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts: From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms. Further, this would necessitate God's coming Himself, not even trusting His loved ones to His ministering spirits. (ps. This Psalm is a prayer written in a cave. 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