Psalms 142:6

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

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

In Context

5I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all your doings: yes, I meditated on the works of your hands. 1

7Hear 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

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:14As the old proverb + 24:14 Gr. is said. says, Transgression will proceed from the wicked ones: but my hand shall not be upon you.

Psalms 17:1I will love you, O Lord, my strength. 1

Psalms 57:3Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies. 1

Psalms 79:8You have transplanted a vine out of Egypt: you have cast out the heathen, and planted it. 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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