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


In Context

2 I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.

3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way in which I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

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

6 Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me.

Psalm 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

142:5I cry to you, O Lord ; I say, "You are my refuge, 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 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.