Psalms 142:6 · KJV
“Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.”
— Psalms 142:6
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou {art} my refuge {and} my portion in the land of the living.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Psalms 142 — Context
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. {I looked...: or, Look on the right hand, and see} {failed...: Heb. perished from me} {cared...: Heb. sought after}
5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou {art} my refuge {and} my portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Cross References
Psalms 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. {former...: or, the iniquities of them that were before us}
Psalms 116:6
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Psalms 136:23
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:
Psalms 17:1
[A Prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, {that goeth} not out of feigned lips. {the right: Heb. justice} {not...: Heb. without lips of deceit}
Psalms 38:19
But mine enemies {are} lively, {and} they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. {are lively...: Heb. being living, are strong}
Psalms 57:3-4
He shall send from heaven, and save me {from} the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. {from the...: or, he reproacheth him that}
Psalms 143:7
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. {lest...: or, for I am become like, etc}
Psalms 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.