John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 142:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Attend unto my cry, etc.] His prayer and supplication for help in his distress, which he desires might be hearkened unto and answered; for I am brought very low; in his spirit, in the exercise of grace, being in great affliction, and reduced to the utmost extremity, weakened, impoverished, and exhausted; wanting both men and money to assist him, (<197908>Psalm 79:8 116:6); deliver me from my persecutors; Saul and his men, who were in pursuit of him with great warmth and eagerness; for they are stronger than I; more in number, and greater in strength; Saul had with him three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, ablebodied men, and expert in war; veteran troops, and in high spirits, with their king at the head of them; David had about six hundred men, and these poor mean creatures, such as were in distress, in debt, and discontented, and in want of provisions, and dispirited; see (<092202>1 Samuel 22:2 23:13 24:2 <191816>Psalm 18:16). So the spiritual enemies of the Lord’s people are stronger than they, (<243111>Jeremiah 31:11 <490612>Ephesians 6:12).

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