Psalms 142:7

Hear me speedily, O Lord; 1 My spirit has failed; 1 Turn not away thy face from me, 1 Else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 thee; 1 My soul thirsts for thee, as a dry land. Pause. 1

8Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; 1 For I have hoped in thee; 1 Make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; 1 For I have lifted up my soul to thee. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; 1 And let him trample my life on the ground, 1 And lay my glory in the dust. Pause. 1

Psalms 9:14Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction which I suffer of mine enemies, 1 Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 1

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

Psalms 88:4I made a covenant with my chosen ones, 1 I swore unto David my servant. 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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