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Psalms 142:5
5Yes Lord, I am calling to you to help me. You are my safe place where I can hide. You are all that I need in this world where I live.
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 I do not feel brave, you are still my guide, Lord. In the path where I walk, my enemies have prepared a trap to catch me. 4Look at me! I have no friend to help me. There is no safe place where I can go. Nobody thinks about me. Yes Lord, I am calling to you to help me. You are my safe place where I can hide. You are all that I need in this world where I live. 6Please listen to me as I cry to you. I am very upset! My enemies are trying to catch me. Save me from their power! They are stronger than I am. 7Please take me out of this prison. Then I will praise your name. Your own good people will see how you have helped me. They will meet round me to praise you.
Read all of Psalms 142Psalms 142:5 word by word
זָעַ֥קְתִּי אֵלֶ֗יךָ יְה֫וָ֥ה אָ֭מַרְתִּי אַתָּ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י חֶ֝לְקִ֗י בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחַיִּים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 142:5
- Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
- Psalms 62:6He alone is the strong rock where I can hide and be safe. With him, nothing will make me fall.
- Psalms 91:2I will say to the Lord, ‘You are the strong place where I will be safe. You are my God, and I trust in you.’
- John 16:32But it will happen very soon that all of you will run away to your own homes. Yes, that time has already arrived. You will run away and leave me alone. But I will not really be alone, because the Father is always with me.
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord was there to help me. He made me strong so that I could tell his message clearly. Gentile people from many countries could hear what I said. So the Lord saved me from the danger of death.
- Psalms 16:5You, Lord, are all that I need. What you give to me is enough, for me and for my descendants.
- Psalms 73:26My body and my mind may become weak, but God will always keep me safe and strong.
- Psalms 119:57Lord, you are everything that I need. I promise to obey your rules.
- Lamentations 3:24‘He is my Lord,’ I say to myself. ‘He is the reason why I can hope for good things.’
- Psalms 27:13But I surely believe that I will see how good the Lord is! I will know his love while I still live in this world.
- Psalms 56:13You have saved my life from death. You keep me safe so that I do not fall. As a result, I will serve you, God, as you give me light to live here on earth.
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
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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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