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Psa 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

my spirit		Psa 22:14; Psa 61:2; Psa 102:4; Psa 143:4; Mar 14:33-36
then thou		Psa 1:6; Psa 17:3; Psa 139:2-4; Job 23:10
In the way		Psa 31:4; Psa 35:7,8; Psa 56:6; Psa 140:5; Psa 141:9; Jer 18:22; Mat 22:15

Correlating Passages

my spirit

	Psa 22:14	I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
	Psa 61:2	From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock [that] is higher than I.
	Psa 102:4	My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
	Psa 143:4	Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
	Mar 14:33	And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
	Mar 14:34	And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
	Mar 14:35	And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
	Mar 14:36	And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

then thou

	Psa 1:6	For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
	Psa 17:3	Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress.
	Psa 139:2	Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
	Psa 139:3	Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways.
	Psa 139:4	For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
	Job 23:10	But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

In the way

	Psa 31:4	Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou [art] my strength.
	Psa 35:7	For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.
	Psa 35:8	Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
	Psa 56:6	They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
	Psa 140:5	The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
	Psa 141:9	Keep me from the snares [which] they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
	Jer 18:22	Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
	Mat 22:15	Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 142:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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