Psalms 142 · Verse 2

Psalms 142:2

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Psalms 142:2, King James Version

Psalms 142:2 in other translations

BSBI pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
WEBI pour out my complaint before him. I tell him my troubles.
ASVI pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.
YLTI pour forth before Him my meditation, My distress before Him I declare.
DARBYI pour out my plaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.
BBEI put all my sorrows before him; and made clear to him all my trouble.
WebsterI poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.

What does Psalms 142:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. (Compare Psa 62:8). I poured out my complaint--or, "a sad musing."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Psalms 142:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶשְׁפֹּ֣ךְ'esh.PokhI pour outH8210
לְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
שִׂיחִ֑יsi.Chicomplaint myH7879
צָ֝רָתִ֗יtza.ra.Titrouble myH6869
לְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
אַגִּֽיד\׃'a.GidI tellH5046

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 142:2

  • Romans 8:26

    Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

  • Isaiah 26:16

    Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

  • Philippians 4:6-7

    Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  • Psalms 62:8

    Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

  • Psalms 102:1-28

    A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. …

  • Psalms 18:4-6

    The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

  • 1 Samuel 1:15-16

    And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

  • Psalms 42:4

    When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
poured out.
42:4; 62:8; 102:1; *title
1Sa 1:15,16; Isa 26:16; Ro 8:26
I shewed.
18:4-6; Php 4:6,7; Heb 5:7

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Context

  • Psalms 142:1

    Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.

  • Psalms 142:2

    I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

  • Psalms 142:3

    When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

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Psalms 142:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Delante de él derramaré mi querella; delante de él denunciaré mi angustia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
De ma voix, je crie à l’ Éternel; de ma voix, je supplie l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich schütte meine Klage vor ihm aus, meine Bedrängnis tue ich vor ihm kund.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo, quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.