Psalms 142:6

their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

In Context

5The just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:

7as when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:14As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?

Psalms 17:1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

Psalms 27:13I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

Psalms 44:24Why turnest thou face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble?

Psalms 57:3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.

Psalms 79:8Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 142:5-7

Complaints and Petitions. 4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. The psalmist here… Read the whole commentary →

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