Psalms 142:5

I cried to you, LORD. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

World English Bible

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

4Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5The LORD assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Psalms 35:12They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

Psalms 46:7The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalms 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

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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