A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD;
I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. — Psalm 142:1
In honor of my father, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, and his lifework helping Christians understand the Jewish roots of their faith, I offer you one of his devotional teachings from the beloved Psalms.
Psalm 142 is one of the few psalms that gives us some background information regarding its composition. The psalm begins “A maskil of David. When he was in a cave. A prayer.” This psalm was composed by King David as a prayer while he was in a cave. However, we are left wondering which cave and under what circumstances?
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