Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 142:6
6Listen to my cry, for I am very weak. Rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
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 and see: no one stands up for me; there is no refuge for me; no one cares about me. 5I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my shelter, my portion in the land of the living.” Listen to my cry, for I am very weak. Rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. 7Free me from prison so that I can praise your name. The righteous will gather around me because you deal generously with me.
Read all of Psalms 142Psalms 142:6 word by word
הַקְשִׁ֤יבָה׀ אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי֮ כִּֽי־דַלּ֪וֹתִ֫י מְאֹ֥ד הַצִּילֵ֥נִי מֵרֹדְפַ֑י כִּ֖י אָמְצ֣וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 142:6
- Psalms 44:24Why do you hide and forget our affliction and oppression?
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold past iniquities against us; let your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become very weak.
- Psalms 116:6The Lord guards the inexperienced; I was helpless, and he saved me.
- Psalms 136:23He remembered us in our humiliation His faithful love endures forever.
- Psalms 143:3For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead.
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how my foes increase! There are many who attack me.
- Psalms 38:19But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason.
- Psalms 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me, challenging the one who tramples me.Selah God sends his faithful love and truth.
- Psalms 59:3Because look, Lord, they set an ambush for me. Powerful men attack me, but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
- 1 Samuel 24:14Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A single flea?
- Romans 8:33Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies.
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
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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
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