New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 142:6
61Give Your attention to my cry, For I have been 2brought very low; Rescue me from my persecutors, For they are too 3strong 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; For there is no one who regards me favorably; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul. 5I cried out to You, Lord; I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living. Give Your attention to my cry, For I have been brought very low; Rescue me from my persecutors, For they are too strong for me. 7Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will look after 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
Cross-references for Psalms 142:6
- Psalms 44:24Why do You hide Your face And forget our affliction and oppression?
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold us responsible for the guilty deeds of our forefathers; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we have become very low.
- Psalms 116:6The Lord watches over the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
- Psalms 136:23Who remembered us in our lowliness, For His faithfulness is everlasting,
- Psalms 143:3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead.
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me.
- Psalms 38:19But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who wrongfully hate me are many.
- Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven and save me; He rebukes the one who tramples upon me. Selah God will send His favor and His truth.
- Psalms 59:3For behold, they have set an ambush for my life; Fierce men attack me, Not for my wrongdoing nor for my sin, Lord,
- 1 Samuel 24:14After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?
- Romans 8:33Who will bring charges 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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