Psalms 142:5

I have made outcry unto thee, O Yahweh,—I have said, Thou, art my refuge, my portion, in the land of the living.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 to the right hand and see, that there is none that, for me, hath regard,—Escape is lost to me, There is no one to care for my life.

6Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low,—Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5Yahweh, is mine allotted portion and my cup, Thou, art maintaining my lot.

Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.

Psalms 46:7Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]

Psalms 56:13For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.

Psalms 73:26Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart—and my portion, is God unto times age-abiding.

Psalms 91:9Because, thou, [hast made] Yahweh, my refuge,—The Most High, thou hast made thy 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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