Psalms 142:5

Psalms 142:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
• New International Version (NIV)I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I cry to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
• New King James Version (NKJV)I cried out to You, O Lord: I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

Context of Psalms 142:5

3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they hidden a snare for me. 4Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul. I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. 6Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I. 7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me.

Psalms 142:5 word by word

זָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְה֫וָ֥ה אָ֭מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י חֶ֝לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 142:5

• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.
• Psalms 62:6He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.
• Psalms 91:2I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him.
• John 16:32Behold, [the] hour is coming, and has come, that ye shall be scattered, each to his own, and shall leave me alone; and [yet] I am not alone, for the Father is with me.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with [me], and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all [those of] the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.
• Psalms 16:5Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
• Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
• Psalms 119:57CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.
• Lamentations 3:24Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
• Psalms 27:13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living...!
• Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Commentaries on Psalms 142:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I cried unto thee, O Lord - When there was no help; when I saw myself encompassed with dangers; when I looked on every hand and there was no “man” that would undertake for me. I said, Thou art my refuge - (a) My “only” refuge. I can go nowhere else. (b) Thou art “in fact” my refuge. I can and do put my trust in thee. See the notes at Psalm 46:1. And my portion - See the notes at Psalm 16:5. In the land of the living - Among all those that live - all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Even when alone, the psalmist trusts the Lord, who is his life (see Psalms 9:9; 16:5; 27:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Compare Psa 31:14; 62:7).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5no one recognizes me Among all of Saul’s servants, there is no one who protests against him.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 142:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith

In the dictionaries

• Prison
• Portion; Part
• 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