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Psalm 142:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 142 · verse 7
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.Psalm 142:7 · King James Version
Psalm 142:7 in context
5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- prisonmaçgêra fastenerH4525 →
- praiseyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- Bringyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- aboutkâtharto encloseH3803 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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The psalmist here tells us, for our instruction, 1. How he was disowned and deserted by his friends, Psa 142:4. When he was in favour at court he seemed to have a great interest, but when he was made an out-law, and it was dangerous for any one to harbour him (witness Ahimelech's fate), then no man would know him, but…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-7