Psalms 142:5

So I cry to you, O Lord: I say, “My refuge are you, all I have in the land of the living.”

Open English Bible (US)

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

4I look to the right and the left; but not a friend have I. No place of refuge is left me, not a man to care for me.

6Attend to my piercing cry, for very weak am I. Save me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

Read all of Psalms 142

Cross References

Psalms 16:5The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.

Psalms 35:12Evil for good they requite me, leaving me inwardly comfortless.

Psalms 46:7On our side is the Lord of hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob.

Psalms 56:13because you have saved me from death, my feet from stumbling, to the end that I walk before God in the light of the living.

Psalms 73:26Though flesh and heart waste away, yet God is the rock of my heart, yet God is my portion forever.

Psalms 91:9You have made the Lord your refuge, you have made the Most High your defence.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Psalms 142:5