Psalm 142 Maschil or The Wisdom of David;
1. David's Prayer
The Place of Prayer - A Prayer when he was in the cave.
The Path of Prayer - 1 I cried unto the Lord with my voice;
The Purpose of Prayer - with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
The Passion of Prayer - 2 I poured out my complaint before him;
The Profit of Prayer - I shewed before him my trouble.
2. David's Problem
The Trial - 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
The Trust - then thou knewest my path.
The Treachery - In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
The Trouble -
The Desolation - 4 I looked on my right hand,
The Desperation - and beheld,
The Dereliction - but there was no man that would know me:
The Deprivation - refuge failed me;
The Destitution - no man cared for my soul.
3. David's Proclamation of -
God's Sovereignty - 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said,
God's Security - Thou art my refuge
God's Sufficiency - and my portion in the land of the living.
4. David's Promise of -
A Response - 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low:
A Rest - deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I
A Release - 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name
A Relief - the righteous shall compass me about;
A Reward - for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
