John Trapp on Psalms 142

PSAL. CXLII.

WHen hee was in the cave] ſcil. Of Engedi, 1 Sam. 24. Loquitur in ſpel[illegible: 2 letters]ca, ſed prophetat in Chriſto, ſaith Hilary.

Verſ. 1 I cryed unto the Lord with my voice] ſcil. Of my heart, and more with my mind than mouth: for if hee had been heard, hee had been taken by the enemy. Thus Moſes cryed, but uttered nothing, Exod. 14.15. Egit vocis ſilentio, ut corde clamaret. Aug. Thus Chriſt cryed, Heb. 5.7.

Verſ. 2 I poured out my complaint] Heb. My m[illegible: 1 letter]ſſi[illegible: 2 letters]tion.

I ſhewed before him] Plainly and plentifully, how my danger increaſed to a very Criſis, as one expreſſeth it.

Verſ. 3 When my ſpirit was over-whelmed within mee] Or, covered over, with grief, as the Greek expoundeth it.

Then thou kneweſt my path] ſcil. That I neither fretted nor fainted: Or, thou kneweſt how to make a way to eſcape, 1 Cor. 10.13. The Lord knoweth how to deliver his, 2 Pet. 2.9.

Verſ. 4 I looked on my right hand] Not a man would appear for mee. [non-Latin text not transcribed], miſery is friendleſs for moſt part. See a Tim. 4.16. Nulla fide[illegible: 1 letter] [illegible: 1 span] delegit [illegible: 1 word].

Verſ. 5 I cryed unto thee, O Lord] I ran to thee as my laſt refuge, in the fail of all outward comforts, Zeph. 3.12. they are [illegible: 1 word] afflicted poor people; and being ſo, they truſt in the Name of the Lord.

Verſ. 6 [illegible: 1 span] Vat. 6 For I am brought very low] Exhauſted and [illegible: 1 word] dry, [illegible: 1 span] and diſabled to help my ſelf any way.

Verſ. 7 Bring my [illegible: 1 word] of priſon] [illegible: 1 word]. Out of [illegible: 1 span] leſs ſtraitened than if in priſon.

The Righteous ſhall compaſs mee about] Heb. Shall Crown mee: that is, ſhall incircle mee, as wondring at thy goodneſs in my deliverance; or they ſhall ſet the Crown on mine head, as the Saints do likewiſe upon Chriſts head (Cant. 3.12.) to whom this Pſalm may bee fitly applyed all along, as aboveſaid.