Psalms 142:4

I look on my right hand, and behold, But no man knoweth me; Refuge faileth me; No one careth for me.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3When my spirit is overwhelmed within me, Thou knowest my path! In the way which I walk, they have hid a snare for me.

5I cry unto thee, O LORD! I say, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

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Cross References

Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall be wearied out; They shall find no refuge; Their hope is—the breathing forth of life.

Psalms 1:6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin.

Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.

Psalms 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me; My acquaintances are withdrawn from my sight.

Psalms 141:9Preserve me from the snares which they have laid for me, And from the nets of evil-doers!

Matthew Henry on Psalms 142:2-4

David's Complaints. 1 I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. Whether it was in the cave of Adullam, or that of Engedi, that David prayed this prayer, is not material; it is plain that he was in distress. It was a great disgrace to so great a soldier, so… Read the whole commentary →

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