Psalms 142:6
Attend thou unto my loud cry, for I am brought very low,—Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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1 Samuel 24:14After whom, hath the king of Israel come forth? After whom, art thou in pursuit? After a dead dog! after a single flea!
Psalms 17:1Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:
Psalms 27:13I believe that I shall see—The goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living,
Psalms 44:24Wherefore shouldst thou hide, thy face? Shouldst forget our humiliation and our oppression?
Psalms 57:3He will send out of heaven, that he may save me, He who is panting for me, hath reproached. [Selah.] God will send out his lovingkindness and his faithfulness.
Psalms 79:8Do not remember against us former iniquities,—Haste thee, let thy compassions, come to meet us, For we have been brought very low!
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 →