142 The Prophet neither astonied with fear, nor carried away with anger, nor forced by desperation, would kill Saul: but with a quiet mind directed his earnest prayer to God, who did preserve him.

A Psalm of David, to give instruction, and a prayer when he was in the cave.

I cried unto the Lord with my voice: with my voice I [a]prayed unto the Lord.

I poured out my meditation before him, and declared mine affection in his presence.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:1 David’s patience and instant prayer to God condemneth their wicked rage, which in their troubles either despair and murmur against God, or else seek to others than to God, to have redress in their miseries.

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