"I looked..." - Psalm 142:4 "...No man..." - Alone
When you feel that you have nobody. "...No man cared..." - Apathy
Even in a crowd you can feel alone. "...There was no man that would know me..."
(i.e. no one would identify with me). "...No man cared for my soul..." - Abandoned
People may interact in business, or at some shallow level, but the most important thing about you is ignored / forsaken. Your soul = your inner-man.
Note Psalm 142:4: "I looked on my right hand..." Do you have a "right-hand man"? "...Refuge failed me..." Who is really looking out for you?
"I cried..." - Psalm 142:1-3 The LORD knows my path (Job 23:10; Psalm 46:1). The LORD cares (Psalm 142:5-6 cp. I Peter 5:7; Jeremiah 33:3).
He is interested in your inner-man (Psalm 51:6 cp. Ephesians 3:14-19). Christ cares
He will save your soul (Luke 19:10 cp. Ezekiel 34:11-16,30-31).
He will give rest to your soul (Matthew 11:28-30 cp. Isaiah 30:15; 40:11,31).
Do we care? - Psalm 142:7 Christ is the "Good Samaritan." (Luke 10:30-37)
We are to "go and do likewise."
(Be like Him - John 3:17 cp. John 20:21; Romans 8:29) We are to be Watchmen / Ambassadors.
(Ezekiel 33:1-9 cp. Acts 20:26-27; II Corinthians 5:18-20) Care - Prayer - Share (Psalm 126:5-6)
