Psalm 142:4-5
New International Version
Chapter overview
Psalm 142 pours an honest complaint from isolation, danger, and apparent abandonment. With no human refuge visible, the cave prayer names God as portion and anticipates release into a grateful community.
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1I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
2I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble.
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.
5I 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.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 142
- Psalm 142:4-5Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for…
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