Psalms 142:4

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“Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.”

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BSBPD

“Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Look onmy right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Looking on the right hand--and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 142:4 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 23:11Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
  3. 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
  4. Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
  5. Job 19:13He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  6. Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  7. Psalms 31:11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
  8. Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
  9. Psalms 88:8You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
  10. Psalms 88:18You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  11. Psalms 140:6I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
  12. Psalms 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
  13. Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
  14. Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
  15. Jeremiah 25:35Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.
  16. Jeremiah 30:17But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
  17. Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
  18. Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.
  19. 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

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