Psalms 142:5

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“I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.””

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BSBPD

“I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“I have cried unto thee, O Jehovah, I have said, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 142:5 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 16:5The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
  2. Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
  3. Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
  4. Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  5. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  6. Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  7. Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
  8. Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
  9. Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
  10. Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  11. Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
  12. Psalms 119:57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
  13. Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
  14. Lamentations 3:24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
  15. John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  16. 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

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