5I cry to you, O Lord ; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."


In Context

2 I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble.

3 When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me.

4 Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.

5 I cry to you, O Lord ; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."

6 Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.

7 Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.

Psalms 142:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried to thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried to thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, |You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

142:5I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, 'Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cried to you, O LORD: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.