Psalm 142:1
New King James Version
A Plea for Relief from Persecutors
A (A)Contemplation[a] of David. A Prayer (B)when he was in the cave.
142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice;
With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
Footnotes
- Psalm 142:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 57:1
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Prayer for Safety from Enemies(A)
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (B)when he fled from Saul into the cave.
57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
(C)And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
(D)Until these calamities have passed by.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
Psalm 30:8
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8 I cried out to You, O Lord;
And to the Lord I made supplication:
Psalm 141:1
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Prayer for Safekeeping from Wickedness
A Psalm of David.
141 Lord, I cry out to You;
Make haste to me!
Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
1 Chronicles 4:10
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10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my [a]territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:10 border
Psalm 77:1-2
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The Consoling Memory of God’s Redemptive Works
To the Chief Musician. (A)To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
77 I cried out to God with my voice—
To God with my voice;
And He gave ear to me.
2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord;
My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing;
My soul refused to be comforted.
Psalm 54:1
New King James Version
Answered Prayer for Deliverance from Adversaries
To the Chief Musician. With [a]stringed instruments. A [b]Contemplation of David (A)when the Ziphites went and said to Saul, “Is David not hiding with us?”
54 Save me, O God, by Your name,
And vindicate me by Your strength.
Footnotes
- Psalm 54:1 Heb. neginoth
- Psalm 54:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 32:1
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The Joy of Forgiveness
A Psalm of David. A [a]Contemplation.
32 Blessed is he whose (A)transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 28:2
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2 Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
(A)When I lift up my hands (B)toward Your holy sanctuary.
1 Samuel 24:3
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3 So he came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and (A)Saul went in to (B)attend to his needs. ((C)David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.)
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Hebrews 11:38
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38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, (A)in dens and caves of the earth.
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1 Samuel 22:1-2
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David’s Four Hundred Men(A)
22 David therefore departed from there and (B)escaped (C)to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 (D)And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was [a]discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about (E)four hundred men with him.
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- 1 Samuel 22:2 Lit. bitter of soul
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