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Psalms 142:5
5I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.
Context of Psalms 142:5
3When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. 4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” 6Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. 7Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
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 our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
- Psalms 62:6Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- John 16:32“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me.
- 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
- Psalms 16:5Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 119:57You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
- Lamentations 3:24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
- Psalms 27:13I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
- Psalms 56:13For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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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