Psalms 142:5

(142-6) I have cried unto Thee, O LORD; I have said: 'Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

4(142-5) Look on my right hand, and see, for there is no man that knoweth me; I have no way to flee; no man careth for my soul.

6(142-7) Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.

Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good; bereavement is come to my soul.

Psalms 46:7(46-8) The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. Selah

Psalms 56:13(56-14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.

Psalms 91:9For thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, even 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 →

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