Psalms 142:6

Psalms 142:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I.

Context of Psalms 142:6

4Look to the right [the point of attack] and see; For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor]. Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run; No one cares about my life. 5I cried out to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. Give attention to my cry, For I am brought very low; Rescue me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I. 7Bring my soul out of prison (adversity), So that I may give thanks and praise Your name; The righteous will surround me [in triumph], For You will look after me.”

Psalms 142:6 word by word

הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀ אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Attendקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• unto my cryרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• for I am broughtדָּלַלdâlal · to languishH1809
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me from my persecutorsרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• for they are strongerאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553

Cross-references for Psalms 142:6

• Psalms 44:24Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and our oppression?
• Psalms 79:8O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers. Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us, For we have been brought very low.
• Psalms 116:6The Lord protects the simple (childlike); I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.
• Psalms 136:23Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
• Psalms 143:3For the enemy has persecuted me, He has crushed my life down to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
• Psalms 3:1O Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me.
• Psalms 38:19But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.
• Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven and save me; He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah. God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.
• Psalms 59:3Look! They lie in wait for my life; Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.
• 1 Samuel 24:14After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue [with three thousand men]? A dead dog, a single flea?
• Romans 8:33Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].

Commentaries on Psalms 142:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Attend unto my cry - Give ear to me when I cry to thee. Do not turn away and refuse to hear me. For I am brought very low - I am reduced greatly; I am made very poor. The language would be applicable to one who had been in better circumstances, and who had been brought down to a condition of danger, of poverty, of want. It is language which is commonly applied to poverty. Deliver me from my persecutors - Saul and his followers. For they are stronger than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Though overwhelmed by loneliness and trouble, the psalmist focuses on the Lord’s goodness and protection. He knows that the Lord alone is his Redeemer, so he offers his praise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Compare Psa 17:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 142:6

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Prison
• Cry, Crying
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 142

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary