Psalms 142:7

Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away your face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6I spread forth my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you, as a dry land. Pause. 1

8Cause me to hear your mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in you; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to you. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in your wrath; be exalted + 7:6 Heb. 'because of my enemies.' in the utmost boundaries of my enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which you did command. 1

Psalms 9:14that I may declare all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in your salvation. 1

Psalms 34:2Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help. 1

Psalms 88:4I will + 88:4 Gr. prepare. establish your seed for ever, and build up your throne to all generations. Pause. 1

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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