Psalms 142:6
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
5I cried unto thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
Psalms 17:1Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 27:13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Psalms 44:24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
Psalms 79:8Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are 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 →