Psalm 142:1

New American Bible - revised edition

A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 4:10

Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: “Oh, that you may truly bless me and extend my boundaries! May your hand be with me and make me free of misfortune, without pain!” And God granted his prayer.

Psalm 141:1

A psalm of David. Lord, I call to you; hasten to me; listen to my plea when I call.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help when I lift up my hands toward your holy place.

Psalm 30:8

Lord, you showed me favor, established for me mountains of virtue. But when you hid your face I was struck with terror.

Psalm 32:1

Of David. A maskil. Blessed is the one whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven.

Psalm 54:1

For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David,

Psalm 57:1

For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.

Hebrews 11:38

The world was not worthy of them. They wandered about in deserts and on mountains, in caves and in crevices in the earth.

1 Samuel 24:3

So Saul took three thousand of the best men from all Israel and went in search of David and his men in the direction of the wild goat crags.

1 Samuel 24:4

When he came to the sheepfolds along the way, he found a cave, which he entered to relieve himself. David and his men were occupying the inmost recesses of the cave.