Psalms 142:5
I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.
Psalms 35:12They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.
Psalms 46:7Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? Psalm 57 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tash-heth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Psalms 91:9For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
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 →